Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreak

Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreak

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.

(Reporting and Writing by Clement ​Bonnerot; Editing by Bill Berkrot)

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