中央アフリカ共和国：天然痘のたぐい、mpoxが流行

　周辺地域に留まっていたのが最近、首都圏に流行し始まったそうで。相当の被害を出す可能性が。

BBC Central African Republic latest to declare mpox outbreak 19 hours ago

Wedaeli Chibelushi

「The Central African Republic has become the latest country in the region to declare an outbreak of the mpox virus.

Infections have spread to the capital, Bangui, after being restricted to rural areas, health minister Pierre Somse said.」

　感染すると、これをスティグマとおもって隠匿する家庭もあるそうで、さらに感染拡大を助長する。

「He also told a local radio station that some families were hiding infected relatives due to stigma, thus increasing the risk to others.

Cases of the highly infectious disease have recently been detected in Rwanda and Burundi, while a new strain has been spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo.」

　ルワンダやブルンジで流行していたが、DRコンゴでは別系統も流行し、さてCARではどれがどうなったものやら。DRコンゴでは今年前半のみで12300名以上の感染と479名の死者を数えたそうな。

「Mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, spreads from animals to humans and between people through close contact, contaminated objects and respiratory droplets.

It can cause symptoms such as fever, muscle aches and lesions across the body. If left untreated, mpox can be deadly.

According to medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), DR Congo has recorded more than12,300 suspected cases and 479 deaths in the first half of this year.

Experts say the new strain there has an estimated death rate of 10%.」

　…つまり死亡率は4％（以上）と概算できるか。専門家は10％と見込むものという。
　あっちこっちで紛争していて、病気根絶のための努力なんぞできたもんじゃない情勢下。まあその、致命的ですわね。