Mpox outbreak in Africa

Strain detected

Clade Ia and

Clade Ib – both associated with

a higher mortality rate

Clade II – behind the 2022 global outbreak

Central

African

Republic

Egypt

Sudan

Ghana

Nigeria

Uganda

Benin

Cameroon

Liberia

Kenya

Rwanda

Ivory

Coast

Burundi

Republic of

the Congo

Democratic

Republic

of the Congo

Mozambique

South Africa

1,500 km

1,500 miles

Strain detected

Clade Ia and

Clade Ib – both associated with a higher mortality rate

Clade II – behind the 2022 global outbreak

Egypt

Central African

Republic

Sudan

Ghana

Benin

Nigeria

Uganda

Cameroon

Liberia

Ivory

Coast

Kenya

Rwanda

Burundi

Republic of

the Congo

Democratic

Republic

of the Congo

Mozambique

South Africa

1,000 km

1,000 miles