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Mpox patients flee eastern Congo conflicts, risking wider outbreak

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The African Union’s public health chief on Thursday issued a warning on expanding mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, as conflicts force patients to flee. Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said that more than 400 patients have fled the mpox treatment centres in the eastern Congolese province […] The post Mpox patients flee eastern Congo conflicts, risking wider outbreak appeared first on Freed…

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Hundreds of monkeypox patients escape hospitals

Hundreds of monkeypox patients have fled hospitals in the conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 400 patients have reportedly fled a local nursing home in South Kivu province. The director of the Africa CDC has warned that the outbreak could worsen as violence continues to spread, MTI reported.

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