Monkeypox Update 2024. However, a lack of local diagnostic infrastructure means suspected mpox cases are often not confirmed. Since the beginning of mpox monitoring in 2022 and up to 31 july 2024, over 100 000 confirmed cases of mpox due to mpxv clade i and clade ii, including over 200 deaths, were reported by more than 120 countries globally,.
However, a lack of local diagnostic infrastructure means suspected mpox cases are often not confirmed. Here’s what you need to know about the virus and how public health officials worldwide are responding.