Mpox_Add case definitions for countries for which we have data (2024)

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Mpox_Add case definitions for countries for which we have data (2024) #39

Open aimeehan1 opened 2 months ago

aimeehan1 commented 2 months ago

See previous case definition list, 2022: https://github.com/globaldothealth/monkeypox/issues/45

2024 Country List

[x] Burundi
[ ] Cameroon
[ ] Central African Republic (CAR)
[ ] Cote d'Ivoire
[x] Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
[ ] Gabon
[ ] Kenya
[ ] Liberia
[x] Nigeria
[ ] Republic of the Congo (Congo)
[ ] Rwanda
[ ] South Africa
[ ] Sweden
[ ] Thailand
[ ] Uganda

aimeehan1 commented 2 months ago

Nigeria, NCDC Situation Reports include case definitions in their Notes section.

JacqSauer commented 2 months ago

WHO Recommended Mpox Case Definitions (Global)

JacqSauer commented 2 months ago

Africa CDC states that "mpox cases include all persons who have presented with symptoms consistent with the suspected case definition of mpox" Need to look for which suspected case definition they are referencing:

JacqSauer commented 2 months ago

Case definitions provided for Burundi and DRC come from the WHO trends in mpox report Burundi; DRC;