Sarah Bagheni, in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, suspects she may be infected with Mpox after the World Health Organization had declared the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
Global Concern Over Mpox Grows
Global concern has been growing over Mpox, the increasing spread of which in Africa was declared as a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. Since then, Sweden and Pakistan have reported confirmed cases of Mpox.
Congo Mpox: Sarah Bagheni, a suspected patient, in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma.
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Congo Mpox: Women walk in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma
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Women walk in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, after the World Health Organization had declared the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
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Congo Mpox: Doctor Rachel Maguru does rounds at the general hospital in Goma
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Doctor Rachel Maguru does rounds at the general hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency.
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Congo Mpox: Medical staff at the general hospital in Goma
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Medical staff talk to each other at the general hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic Of Congo after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency.
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Congo Mpox: General hospital in Goma
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An unidentified woman, whose child has mpox, waits at the general hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic Of Congo after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency.
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Congo Mpox: Sarah Bagheni in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma
| Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa
Sarah Bagheni, in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, suspects she may be infected with Mpox after the World Health Organization had declared the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
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Congo Mpox: A child plays in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma
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A child plays in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, after the World Health Organization had declared the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.
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Congo Mpox: Bulengo refugee camp in Goma
| Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa
Sarah Bagheni, center back, in the Bulengo refugee camp in Goma, Congo, suspects she may be infected with Mpox after the World Health Organization had declared the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency warning the virus might ultimately spill across international border.
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