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Mpox case confirmed in Congo city at heart of Ebola outbreak
Original: Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreak
Health authorities have confirmed a case of mpox in a northeastern Congolese city that has been the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak. The finding raises concern about overlapping disease burdens in a region already stretched by years of epidemic response, with health workers facing the challenge of tracking two dangerous infections in the same community.
Why now: The combination of mpox and Ebola in the same outbreak-prone region raises fresh fears about disease surveillance and capacity in eastern Congo.
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