Conflict in eastern DRC hampers fight against mpox – Africa CDC
The hands of a patient with skin rashes caused by the mpox virus are pictured at a treatment centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on August 30, 2024.
The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is hampering the fight against the spread of mpox in the region.
The number of mpox cases reported in Africa this year has surpassed 9,959 as the death toll reached 85, Jean Kaseya, the CDC's director-general for Africa, told an online media briefing on Thursday evening. According to the African Union's specialised health agency, eight African countries reported 3,300 new cases, including 914 confirmed cases, in the past week alone.
