Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says

BY REUTERS Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health Organization said on Monday. More than 800 people died of suspected mpox across the continent in that time, the U.N. health body said in its report. Congo’s central African neighbour Burundi has also been hit by a growing outbreak, it added. Mpox can spread through close contact. Usually mild, it is fatal in rare cases. It typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. The WHO statement did not give comparative figures from previous years. The African Union’s public health agency has said 14,957 cases and […] The post Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says first appeared on 93.3 KFM.