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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Charles Pensulo in Lilongwe

Malawi battles mpox as cases of the infectious disease surge in Africa

A female African unidentified patient with mpox at the Kavumu hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
A patient with mpox at Kavumu hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph: Glody Murhabazi/AFP/Getty Images

Malawi’s ministry of health has announced three new cases of mpox in the capital, Lilongwe, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 11 since the country’s first was reported in April.

Malawi is one of 16 countries in Africa reporting mpox outbreaks as health officials battle with vaccine shortages as well as limited testing and hospital capacity.

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