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Congo is suffering biggest mpox outbreak ever that could soon spread to US...after arrival of new, ultra-infectious, deadly strain, CDC report warns
Health officials warn that cases of mpox have reached an all-time high in some areas of Africa, which they fear 'could spread to other countries' including the US.In a newly released report, CDC officials reported that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen an increase of mpox (formerly called Monkeypox) from 2023 to 2024.
Though the disease, which causes skin rashes and lesions, is an endemic in DRC, US experts fear that the increase in a more severe form of mpox called clade I could lead to a repeat of its rapid spread in other countries like the US and UK.
CDC officials have urged Americans most vulnerable to mpox to get vaccinated before the virus potentially returns to the US. Dr Jono Mermin, director of the CDC's National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention division, wrote on X Thursday: 'Two doses of the #mpox vaccine is safe & protects from severe illness.'
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