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Mpox case confirmed in DR Congo city at Ebola outbreak centre
Original: Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreak
Health authorities have confirmed a case of mpox in a northeastern city in the Democratic Republic of Congo that was previously the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak. The finding raises concerns about overlapping disease threats in a region with fragile health infrastructure, and observers are watching for signs of wider transmission and whether outbreak response systems built during the Ebola crisis can be quickly redirected.
Why now: The overlap of mpox and Ebola in the same outbreak-prone region raises fresh public health concerns.
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