The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded 2024 deaths from monkeypox (Mpox) from the beginning of 537 to today, while the disease continues to spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.
However, as a public health emergency of international importance, the DRC stands out among the most affected countries, with just over 15 thousand suspected cases, reported the Congolese newspaper Forum des AS, reported PL.
The country’s health authorities are taking measures to eradicate the disease and are waiting for the arrival of vaccines managed by the Ministry of Health, as well as for the aid that must be mobilized following the emergency declarations made by the African Union Health Agency first and the WHO later.
The director general of the African Centers for Disease Surveillance and Prevention, Jean Kaseya, also promised that Vaccines would be delivered to the most affected nations.
Meanwhile, medical teams are working on the ground to detect cases.
Particularly in Goma, they are promoting a campaign to identify suspects and isolate them, in order to stop the spread of the disease, according to the director of the Multi-epidemic Center of the Provincial Hospital, Rachel Maguru, cited by the Africanews portal.
The specialist pointed out that medical staff were concerned about people who present symptoms and do not go to the hospital, as this can lead to “a cascade of infections.”
In this regard, he commented that the new Mpox variant discovered in the DRC is much more lethal, more contagious and is also characterized by milder symptoms and lesions in non-visible areas, such as the genitals, which makes it more difficult to detect.
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2024-08-20 15:03:29