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Congo gold-mining town is mpox hot spot

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Africa, until a 2022 outbreak reached more than 70 countries.

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As New MPox Strain Spreads, Bustling Gold-Mining Town In Congo Emerges As Hotspot: Report

Kamituga is part of the South Kivu province, where more than 6,000 people are suspected to have contracted the virus. South Kivu is the 'epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak'.

The Mirror · 13h

Mpox outbreak horror as new strain tears through mining town

Miners, sex workers and traders pass through the remote town of Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been singled out as a major infection hotspot in the mpox outbreak

english.mathrubhumi · 17h

Inside Kamituga, the gold mining town which is today epicentre of Mpox

A new strain of mpox is ravaging eastern Congo, particularly affecting children and pregnant women. The lack of funding, vaccines, and public awareness is hindering containment efforts.

Mpox, Africa

Reuters · 9h

Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC

The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing in several countries.

DPA International on MSN · 7h

Health authority says mpox not under control in Africa

Mpox is not under control in Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Within a week, almost 3,000 new suspected cases of the disease were reported in Africa,

Medical Xpress · 3h

Mpox vaccines administered in Rwanda, first in Africa

Mpox vaccines have been administered in Africa for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals vaccinated in Rwanda, the African Union's disease control center said Thursday.

The Daily Item6h

Omer: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?

Saad B. Omer Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is back in the news. As of early September, the World Health Organization has ...

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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of ...

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Congo gold mining town emerges as mpox hot spot

Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to ...

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Posts Sharing Mpox Misinformation Recycle Claims from Prior Viral Outbreaks

Responding to rising mpox cases in Africa, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international ...

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Apathy and ignorance towards bird flu and mpox prove we learnt nothing from Covid, say virologists

Political apathy and selfishness in the face of outbreaks of bird flu and mpox show that the world has not learned from the ...

Mpox: surveillance stepped up in Coimbatore

Health Department in Coimbatore intensifies surveillance for Mpox virus, screening international passengers at airport and ...

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Q&A on the Second International Mpox Emergency

Case numbers for the global mpox outbreak have decreased since 2022, but the situation in Africa has noticeably worsened. On ...

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Mpox Cases: New strain that spreads from skin to skin contact becomes latest worry in fight against the virus

Congo is experiencing a severe mpox outbreak, with over 21,000 confirmed cases this year. A newly identified strain, which ...

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