WHO Expresses Concern About Spread Of Mpox In Congo

Reuters (12/8, Rigby) reported that the World Health Organization “is ‘very worried’ about the spread of a severe form of mpox that has killed nearly 600 people, mainly children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year, a senior official said.” The DRC “has reported over 13,000 cases in 2023, more than twice as many as during the last peak in 2020, with the disease occurring in almost every province.” According to Reuters, the WHO “is working with the authorities on the response and a risk assessment.”