GOMA, DR Congo — An ever-growing number of patients have been flocking to a Goma hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a rapidly-spreading epidemic of mpox has erupted in recent months.
Five to 20 people are walking each day into Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital in North Kivu to consult overburdened medical teams at an outdoor isolation center, fearing they are ill with the virus.The disease can spread from animals to humans, but also human-to-human through sexual or close physical contact.
At the treatment center, parents held their contagious children in their arms despite risks of skin-to-skin transmission, and as staff has been raising awareness about prevention measures.'My son was hospitalized here for mpox, and my daughter was looking after him. After they got out on a Sunday, my daughter began showing the same symptoms by Wednesday,' said Deogracias Mahombi Sekabanza, a health worker who brought his daughter Confiance.
Grips East DR Congo As Displaced Await Mpox Vaccine
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