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Mpox killed 548 people in DR Congo since start of 2024
The most affected provinces are South Kivu, North Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, North Ubangi, Tshuapa, Mongala and Sankuru, according to Health Minister Kamba
Dr Kacita Chris, head of the operations section of the response to the Mpox, accompanied by INRB researchers on a visit to the Muja displaced persons camp, following Mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 16, 2024. — Reuters file
An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, worried by the rise in cases in DRC and the spread to nearby countries.
"According to the latest epidemiological report, our country has recorded 15,664 potential cases and 548 deaths since the beginning of the year," Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba said in a separate video message seen by AFP on Thursday.
The DRC is made up of 26 provinces and has a population of around 100 million.
The most affected provinces are South Kivu, North Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, North Ubangi, Tshuapa, Mongala and Sankuru, Kamba said.
The UN health agency's decision came the day after the African Union's health watchdog declared its own public health emergency over the growing outbreak.
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