Mpox cases show a sudden upswing in a major US city
WHO renamed it last November) could be making a return for the summer.Health officials have recorded eight new cases in Chicago since April 17.
According to the LGBTQ+ focussed Howard Brown Health, this compares to just one case in the previous three months.Both figures could be an under-representation as some people are not diagnosed.This is what we know about the mpox resurgence as of today.
We'll continue to update you as we learn more. pic.twitter.com/IiKF35m2otAll cases were in gay and bisexual men. Six out of the eight had been fully vaccinated, while one had been partially vaccinated.The report follows a similar one from France last month.
In a cluster of 17 men who acquired Mpox there, 10 reported being fully vaccinated. None of these cases, or those in Chicago, required hospitalization.
