Monkeypox In Us 2024. Just in 2024, central and eastern africa have had over 17,000 infections and more than 500 people died from mpox, primarily in congo, according to the africa centres for. Clade i and clade ii;
Mpox (monkeypox) is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus orthopoxvirus. It was first identified in laboratory monkeys.