Over 1,000 New Mpox Cases Reported

Over the past month, the World Health Organization (WHO) received reports of 1,020 newly confirmed mpox cases and three new deaths.

As of August 9, 2023, 15 of the 113 affected countries have reported new cases within the last 21 days.

The transmission of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) continues at a low level in most countries reporting cases to the WHO.

However, a significant number of mpox cases has been reported by China for July 2023.

Based on information shared with WHO, the main demographic characteristics of cases in China are similar to those of the global outbreak. These reported cases have been identified as clade IIb MPXV.

As of August 15, 2023, Bavarian Nordic's JYNNEOS® (MVA-BN) two-dose vaccine remains available in most impacted countries.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices presented various mpox outbreak data on June 23, 2023, and did not endorse a third JYNNEOS vaccination.