Patients get treated in hospital amidst Congo's mpox upsurge

Patients get treated in hospital amidst Congo's mpox upsurge

Mpox patient receive treatment at the Kavumu hospital in Karanrhada, Kamavu, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 3, 2024. The UNICEF said that the Democratic Republic of Congo reports the highest number of cases, with over 18,000 suspected infections and 629 fatalities, 463 of them children.

The World Health Organization director-general on August 14, declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Mpox causes fever, rash, and lesions all over the body, severe headaches, and fatigue.

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