The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reports confirm that children under 5 account for 39% of all cases in the country, and babies as young as 2 weeks are being diagnosed with this viral illness.
Mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Children are at high risk—health expert explains why retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-mpox-democratic-republic-congo-children.html
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