Nachega is one of a number of public health experts expressing alarm over a major outbreak of mpox – formerly called monkeypox – in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They say the current ...

There is no one perfect statistic to compare the outbreaks different countries have experienced during this pandemic. Looking at a variety of metrics gives you a more complete view of the virus ...

The clade 1 variant of mpox originated in the Democratic Republic ... variant in DR Congo which appears to have a death rate of about 3-4% and is spreading rapidly. This other map below shows ...

More than 50 people have died in recent weeks in two clusters of illness cases with the unknown cause being investigated in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health ...

The IRC is delivering emergency services in Goma and Kahele to curb the outbreak. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), located in Central Africa, has spent decades in the grip of violent conflict ...