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Mpox Outbreak in Uganda -Updates _ 18.09.2024

Mpox Outbreak in Uganda -Updates _ 18.09.2024

Uganda confirmed the first cases of Mpox on 24 July 2024 following the confirmation of two case-patients from Kasese District, Bwera Hospital by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) through a routine sentinel surveillance system. The cumulative total confirmed Mpox cases since the declaration of the outbreak are 22. No death has been registered among the confirmed cases.