| No images? Click here  Saturday, 24 August 2024 Correction: Disease Outbreak News Mpox On 22 August, WHO published a Disease Outbreak News on mpox in Africa. https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2024-DON528 We would like to inform you that a correction was made to the age breakdown for children in Burundi Corrigendum: The distribution percentages of cases by age group in Burundi have been corrected. The revised data is as follows: It should read: Children under the age of five years make up 28.9% of the cases, followed by those aged from 11 to 20 years (20.4%), and those aged from 21 to 30 years (18.3%). For ease of reference: The incorrect text was the following: ...Children under the age of five years make up 60.3% of the cases, followed by those aged from 11 to 20 years (42.6%), and those aged from 21 to 30 years (38.2%). We are sorry for any inconvenience. Additional links: Mpox situation reports can be found in the following link: WHO - Emergency situation reports The latest situation report published provides details on the latest epidemiological trends, including an update on the geographic expansion of mpox in the WHO African Region from July – August 2024. 2022-24 Mpox (Monkeypox) Outbreak: https://www.who.int/health-topics/monkeypox#tab=tab_1 Access to photos: A gallery of selected images for media: WHO headquarters photo library - Gallery - Mpox (for media)  Media inquiries:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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