DRC faces setback in fight against mpox amid ongoing fighting in east

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the region is facing a setback in its fight against the mpox outbreak.

The DRC has the highest burden of the virus with the epicentre in the east.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said that as fighting with the M23 escalates, more than 600 mpox patients fled different hospitals.

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