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Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city
Original: Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreak
Health authorities have confirmed a case of mpox in a northeastern city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a city that was also the centre of a recent Ebola outbreak. The confirmation has raised concern among health officials already contending with overlapping infectious disease threats in the region, and observers are watching for signs of wider spread.
Why now: A new mpox case in a city already central to an Ebola outbreak raises fears of concurrent epidemic risks.
MpoxDemocratic Republic of the CongoEbola
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