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Mpox case confirmed in DRC city at Ebola outbreak centre
Original: Mpox case confirmed in northeastern DRC city at the centre of the Ebola outbreak
Health authorities have confirmed a case of mpox in a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that is already at the centre of an Ebola outbreak. The finding raises concerns about two serious disease outbreaks overlapping in the same region, where health systems and response teams are already stretched. Observers are watching for signs of wider spread and for how authorities manage both outbreaks simultaneously.
Why now: The confirmation of mpox in a city already battling Ebola raises fears of a double outbreak in a fragile region.
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