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Monkeypox — DR Congo
Health officials in Bas-Uele [province], [formerly a district of] Orientale province of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reporting a monkeypox outbreak, which has affected more than 50 and killed 2, according to a Radio Okapi report today [10 Feb 2016] ([in French], computer translated).
Dr Innocent Akonda said that 51 cases were reported during the 1st week of February [2016], with cases reported in the Bombongolo health area, Aboso, and other health areas. With the new