While I Was Off Grid -- Overall, Mpox Cases Declined -- But Ghana Endures An Alarming Spike In Clade 1b Cases...

I have quite a few narratives to catch up on here -- and this one is among the most pressing: with Tangerine having taken USAID off the map, and cutting contributions to international humanitarian aid more broadly. . . what would have been short lived outbreaks have become. . . long-term public health crises in nations with very limited resources.

And so, while Clade 1b (the more lethal strain) cases overall are now declining globally. . . Ghana is suffering mightily:

. . .Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, Burundi, and Kenya, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

Ghana now has 313 confirmed cases, an 87% increase over the previous week when it had 167 cases, said Professor Yap Boum, the institution’s deputy lead on mpox at a media briefing on Thursday. Ghana and Guinea have both applied for vaccines to Africa CDC. . . .

Now you know. . . boarding, for the Chi this evening. Grin.

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