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MPX update 23 June 2022
There are now 3552 cases of #MPX in the world. Doubling time seems to have stabilized at 9-10 days. See previous posts to see estimates forecast. It is confirmed in 43 countries, unconfirmed in another 12 countries. This new variant of Monkeypox is now appearing in countries in Africa, like Ghana (18 confirmed cases) and…
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MPX virus in 41 countries confirmed + 13 suspected. 3157 cases. NTI estimate on target.
Monkeypox is in 41 countries now confirmed plus another 13 unconfirmed. The total number of confirmed cases is 3157. 3275 if we include the unconfirmed suspected cases. Doubling is every 9 to 10 days. It seems to have stabilised on that figure for the last few weeks. If I take 9.5 days as the doubling…
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3MPXV is the new name for the current circulating Monkeypox virus
Scientist and the WHO want to rename the Monkeypox virus to remove stigma about where it come from. The proposal is to call it to hMPXV, with h a number designating where it originated from: 1 = congo clade (where first found in 1970), 2 = west african clade, and 3 = now strain/variants with…
Dr George Christos
covid19 & other Infectious diseases