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Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency

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Congo says it will receive its first mpox vaccines next week to address new global emergency

A health worker speaks to women about mpox prevention at a clinic in Munigi, eastern Congo. | Photo Credit: AP Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States, the country’s health minister said Monday, days after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in Africa … Read more

A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo’s biggest outbreak

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A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo’s biggest outbreak

KINSHASA, Congo: Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people. Since January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the same period … Read more