Mpox Drc 2024. Since the beginning of 2023, the number of people with suspected monkeypox virus (mpxv) infection have sharply increased in the democratic republic of the congo. Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly.
Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through close contact, including sexual contact. Since the beginning of this year and as of 28 july 2024 a total of 14,250 cases (2,745 confirmed;