Mpox in the DRC: children are at high risk – health expert explains why

By Nadia Adjoa Sam-Agudu, Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Director, Global Pediatrics Program global health, University of Minnesota

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reports confirm that children under five account for 39% of all cases in the country, and babies as young as

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