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Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least 35 people have died of mpox in the northwest of the country since the start of this year. The infectious disease is caused by the Monkeypox virus which is endemic in the forested regions of the vast central African country. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa....
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IN: THE M-POX CASES
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