DRC mpox Stories

The highest number of cases has been recorded in Mombasa with 146, followed by Busia (63), Nakuru (21), Kilifi (19), Nairobi (17), and Makueni (13).

Since the start of the outbreak, 763 samples have been tested, with 240 testing positive, yielding a positivity rate of thirty-one point five percent.

Twenty African countries have seen more than 59,000 reported mpox cases including 1,164 deaths so far this year, according to Africa CDC data.

Congo's mpox vaccination campaign is a key step in efforts to contain the outbreak at its epicentre