At least 1,284 suspected cases of monkeypox, with 58 deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the beginning of the year, the local office of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday.
As of May 8, all these cases have been reported in 87 health zones in 18 provinces of the country, WHO tweeted. The provinces of Sankuru, Tshopo, Equateur and Tshuapa accounted for about three-quarters of these suspected cases, or 913. Monkeypox is generally a mild, self-limiting disease, with most people recovering within weeks, according to the same source.
The virus can be spread through contact with body fluids, wounds, or through clothing and bedding that have been contaminated with the virus, but also from person to person through respiratory droplets, the world organization warns.
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