Hill April 2, 2024
The number of mpox cases in 2024 is already nearly double the number of cases that were detected in all of 2023.
The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recorded 582 cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, across all U.S. states and territories in 2024 to date. In 2023, a cumulative 299 cases were detected across the entire year.
The Middle Atlantic region — New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania — is currently reporting the highest number at 185 cases.
Mpox surged in the U.S. during 2022 when cases spread through the social networks of men who have sex with men. In the U.S., more than 32,000 cases of mpox were detected...
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