Africa CDC Briefing on Mpox Outbreak in the Continent | Sept. 6, 2024

Weekly Special Press Briefing #05
Host: H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, DG AfricaCDC
Date: September 6, 2024
Monkeypox is a rare viral zoonotic disease caused by a double stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. The disease presents with symptoms similar to smallpox but with a lesser severity. There are two known clades of the virus: clade I and clade II. The clade I, which is most frequently reported from countries in central Africa, tends to be more severe than clade II.
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