DR Congo mpox outbreak expands, becomes deadlier

Published on March 25, 2024

DRC’s mpox outbreak has expanded to all but three of the country’s 26 provinces—and children are most affected, CIDRAP reports, citing a Friday WHO press briefing.

  • The DRC has reported 3,941 suspected mpox cases this year—including 271 deaths. 
  • Children account for two-thirds of the cases.
  • The clade 1 virus behind the DRC outbreak is more virulent than the one circulating globally, with a case fatality rate (CFR) as high as 10% (compared to less than 0.2% globally). 

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