Mpox Outbreak 2024au. According to the who, in 2024, the upsurge in mpox in the democratic republic of the congo (drc) and in a growing number of other african nations has led to about 550. Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus which was first discovered in 1958.
It is endemic in parts of central. An unusual outbreak of monkeypox spread to at least 15 countries in 2022.