A laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was identified on September 25, 2026 in Bunia, a northeastern Congolese city already strained by an ongoing Ebola outbreak, according to local hospital directors and health officials. The discovery compounds health challenges in the resource-constrained region.
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DAKAR, Sept 25 - A laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was identified in the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, the director of a local hospital and two health officials said, raising concerns about a resurgence of the disease as the country battles its worst Ebola outbreak on record.
The DR Congo can't catch a break: www.sowetan.co.za/news/africa/... Health officials investigate new mpox case as Ebola outbreak strains resources