With mpox being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization because of its rapid spread, all eyes have been on the Democratic Republic of Congo, which accounts for nearly all of this year’s recorded cases and more than 450 deaths. In visits to treatment centres in the east of the country, the BBC has found children are worst affected by the illness, which can be deadly.
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