In crowded Kinshasa, two strains of mpox are sweeping through a community that relies on selling sex. Hundreds of thousands of vaccines sent to the country have not been used.
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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus
In crowded Kinshasa, two strains of mpox are sweeping through a community that relies on selling sex. Hundreds of thousands of vaccines sent to the country have not been used.
Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus
Our reporter went to Congo, where the mpox epidemic has reached the teeming capital, infecting children and their mothers, who sell sex to survive.
Tiny Coffins: Measles Is Killing Thousands of Children in Congo
Problems with getting vaccines to families have left many children unvaccinated and in danger of contracting the virus.
Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?
With a forthcoming nonfiction book and an online army of Nerdfighters, the young-adult author aims to eliminate an entirely curable global scourge.
Malaria Is Surging in Ethiopia, Reversing a Decade of Progress Against the Disease
Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases.
Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus
The health ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals.
Rwanda’s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus
The Health Ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals.
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week.
Was It Really a Hot Zone Summer?
From Covid to dengue, viral outbreaks seemed to be popping up all over. But maybe Americans are just more attuned to threats now.