The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday revealed that the continent has had more than 1,800 suspected monkeypox cases since the beginning of the year.
CAPE TOWN - Most sequenced monkeypox cases in Africa show that it has evolved from the viral disease's West African ancestry.The World Health Organization said that the monkeypox outbreak did not yet constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
"At the moment, seven countries can do this and we have reports from South Africa and Nigeria that a total of 300 samples have been sequenced since the beginning of the year and the majority of these showed the West African strain of the virus," Moeti said.
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