DR Congo mpox cases "plateauing"

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Mpox in DR Congo: BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says cases 'plateauing'

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BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases 'plateauing' Mpox - formerly known as monkeypox - is a highly contagious disease and is suspected to have killed at least 900 people in DR Congo this year .

Medics at the epicentre of the mpox outbreak in eastern DR Congo have told the BBC there has been a notable reduction in new infections since the first batch of vaccines were rolled out last month .

More than 90% of those who have died of mpox worldwide this year have been in DR Congo .

Vaccination programmes have started elsewhere in Africa too, including in Nigeria and Rwanda .

WHO officials will now assess all the evidence on the pace of spread of the disease before deciding whether to downscale the global alert level.

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