Published 09/19/2024 10:36:00 a.m.

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Over 6,000 people are suspected to have contracted mpox in South Kivu province, declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
A new strain of mpox spreads mainly through skin-to-skin contact, including sex.
Health officials focus on Kamituga, a gold mining town of 300,000, which attracts mobile populations.

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The Hindu

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Congo’s South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization has called a global health emergency

09/19/2024 6:04:08 a.m.·India

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CTV News

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

A new strain of the virus is spreading, largely through skin-to-skin contact, including but not limited to sex. A lack of funds, vaccines and information is making it difficult to stem the spread, according to alarmed disease experts.

09/19/2024 12:36:21 p.m.·Canada

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Associated Press News

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral. In her first visit to the cemetery, she wept into her shirt for the child she lost and worried about the rest of her family. “When she was born, it was as if God had answered our prayers — we wanted a girl,” Wi…

09/19/2024 4:07:21 a.m.·United States

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abc News

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard

09/19/2024 4:14:37 a.m.·United States

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The Washington Post

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Congo’s South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization has called a global health emergency

09/19/2024 4:08:19 a.m.

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KVIA

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Associated Press KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral. In her first visit to the cemetery, she wept into her shirt for the child she lost and worried about the rest of her family. “When she was born, it was as if God had answered our prayers — we w…

09/19/2024 4:19:46 a.m.·Panama City, United States

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