Now 19 Nations In Africa Have Seen Current Outbreak Mpox Cases -- Latest, In Mauritius -- A Man Traveling From Nigeria...

So. . . these are the inflections moments. . . when things feel. . . a little discouraging.

A 49 year old man who traveled recently from Nigeria -- and landed in Mauritius -- is now in hospital in Port Louis, the capital. CIDRAP (again!) has the scoop, thus:

. . .Mauritius on October 26 announced its first mpox case, which involves a 49-year-old man who had traveled from Nigeria, according to a government announcement translated and posted by FluTrackers, an infectious disease news message board. The patient is being treated in isolation at a hospital in Port Louis.

The report didn’t note the clade of the virus. The country’s case brings the number of African nations reporting mpox cases this year to 19. . . .

Now you know. Onward -- to an otherwise wonderful week ahead. Grin.

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