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Mpox Infection in Pregnancy Spreading to Fetus, Africa CDC Says
- Young children account for 38% of cases in parts of Congo
- Congo has detected more than 20,000 mpox cases this year
Patients receive daily injections to treat mpox at the Kavumu hospital in Kabare territory, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sept. 3.
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has seen cases of mpox infection in pregnant women being passed on to unborn babies in central Africa, Director-General Jean Kaseya said.
Africa CDC doesn’t yet have details of the total number of cases, Kaseya said at a briefing Thursday. Scientists are rushing to understand a complex mosaic of infection patterns of the disease endemic to the region that’s become a global health emergency.