Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, with more than 4,500 suspected cases and nearly 300 deaths since January, triple the numbers from last year, according to the World Health Organization.
A new form of mpox detected in a mining town is likely more transmissible among humans due to recent genetic mutations, impacting diagnosis with milder genital lesions and potentially a lower death rate.
With a new phase of mpox emerging, patients may unknowingly transmit the disease as testing rates remain low and infections predominantly occur through sexual contact, especially among sex workers.
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