Mpox deaths rise by 107 in one week, Africa CDC calls toll unacceptable

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Dr Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, said 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been recorded in the past week, just a week after his agency and the UN World Health Organisation launched a continental response plan.

African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as not acceptable.

Mpox belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox but causes milder symptoms like fever, chills and body aches.

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