A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot
As New MPox Strain Spreads, Bustling Gold-Mining Town In Congo Emerges As Hotspot: Report
A gold-mining town in eastern Congo has emerged as a hotspot for mpox as a new strain spreads, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. Kamituga is part of the South Kivu province, where more than 6,000 people are suspected to have contracted the virus.
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads, AP explains
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Congo gold mining town becomes mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
Health officials have zeroed in on Kamituga, a remote yet bustling gold mining town of some 300,000 people that attracts miners, sex workers and traders who are constantly on the move. Cases from other parts of eastern Congo can be traced back here, officials say, with the first originating in the nightclub scene.
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