MPOX Update

19 August 2024

The CMJA has been monitoring the situation in Rwanda in relation to the mpox epidemic caused by monkeypox virus clade I.

The Ministry of Health of Rwanda has issued the following Official Statement (See below). In addition, further information on the current epidemic is available on the following links:

European Centre For Disease Control  (16 August 2024)

European Centre for Disease Control – General Mpox information 

WHO Situation Reports