Mpox Cases In The 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. Since march 2024, usaid and cdc together have provided an additional $20 million usd to support clade i mpox response efforts in central and eastern africa, and on august 20, usaid announced up to an additional $35 million in emergency health assistance to.
The region reported more than 62,000 cases of the clade 2 virus from 2022 to july 2024, including 141 deaths. The version of mpox that caused the 2022 outbreak, called clade iib, led to more than 30,000 cases in the united states that year.