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MPox outbreak worsens

Across the African continent cases of MPox have surged 160% this year. What is behind the spread, and what can be done to stop it?

Across the African continent cases of MPox have surged 160% this year. What is behind the spread, and what can be done to stop it?

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(Photo: A mother checks the progress of her son after recovering from Mpox - an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 18 July, 2024. Credit: Arlette Bashizi/Reuters)

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