African Health Officials Warn of Mpox Spread — VOA Learning English
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African health officials say mpox infections on the continent have risen by 160 percent in 2024. They expect the spread to continue, they say, as Africa lacks effective treatments or vaccines for the viral disease.
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been identified in 10 African countries this year.
Burundi and Rwanda both reported the virus for the first time recently.
New outbreaks were also declared this week in Kenya and Central African Republic.
On Wednesday, Kenya’s Health Ministry said it found mpox in a passenger traveling from Uganda to Rwanda at a border crossing in southern Kenya. In a statement, the ministry said…
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