Some people are becoming critically ill and may not survive due to the virus, which can develop sores throughout the entire body.
Although sexual transmission has been the primary cause of the current outbreak, there is evidence that this strain can alsoFor many years, the African nation has seen an increase in cases of mpox, often known as monkeypox, transmitted via intimate skin-to-skin contact.
Global health experts warn that the new version poses a risk to the virus’s cross-border and international transmission, with one referring to it as the “most dangerous strain yet”.
In 2022, a global mpox outbreak was contained through vaccination of susceptible populations.
However, DR Congo has limited access to immunizations and treatments, and local health experts are concerned that the virus may spread to other nations.
“Airports are susceptible to the illness. Leandre Murhula Masirika, from the health department in South Kivu province, one of the most severely impacted districts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, stated that “a person with lesions can go through borders because there are no controls.”
