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Monkeypox — Central African Republic
Since 2013, the Central African Republic has been experiencing at least one monkeypox outbreak every year, especially in its eastern region. Since the beginning of 2018, outbreaks have been reported in 3 health districts, namely Bambari in the centre, Bangassou in the eastern part of the country, and more recently Mbaiki in the southwest.
In Bambari district, the outbreak was declared on 17 Mar 2018 in the Ippy sub-district after the index case developed symptoms on 2 Mar 2018. From week 9