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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Mednick

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

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Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old died from mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral.

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