Africa: 11 African Countries Record 1,153 Mpox Cases in Six Weeks

[Premium Times] Madagascar recorded 785 cases, the highest during the period, followed by Angola with 184, Kenya with 94, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 41, and Cameroon with 28.

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