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In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

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Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. Global health bodies have counted far fewer cases in Africa during the current outbreak than in Europe and the United States. But the outbreak, and death toll, in Congo could be much greater than recorded in official statistics.

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In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

Monkeypox has spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. Global health bodies have counted far fewer cases in Africa during the current outbreak than in Europe and the United States, which snapped up the limited number of vaccines this year when the illness arrived at their shores. But the outbreak in Africa, and its death toll, could be much greater than recorded in official statistics.

1 year ago·Canada

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Reuters

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

YALOLIA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin. Read full story

1 year ago·Malaysia

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Times Live

INSIGHT | In Africa’s monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams while nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin.

1 year ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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