Mpox outbreak that is rapidly spreading through Congo may be a new form of the disease
Scientists say a mutated form of mpox, detected in a mining town in Congo, might spread more easily among people than ...
PBS9d
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo’s biggest outbreak
eastern Congo, suggests recent genetic mutations in mpox are the result of its continued transmission in humans; it’s happening in a town where people have little contact with the wild animals ...
National Geographic news1mon
Peace-loving bonobos are more aggressive than we thought
Bonobos, one of our closest relatives, live only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Despite their species’ friendly reputation, bonobo males lash out at other males much more often than ...
Why the new mPox strain that is spreading in Congo is causing concern
Scientists have identified a novel variant of mPox discovered amid an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, suggesting a high transmission rate among individuals. Since January, the country ...
Arise9d
New Variant Of Mpox Discovered In Congo
A new variant of the mpox disease has been discovered in Congo. This variation spreads rapidly with less death rates ...
WREG1d
Unusual floods in eastern Congo causing hardship to almost half a million people, WFP says
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Floods caused by unusually heavy rains in eastern Congo caused hardship for more than 470,000 people, the World Food Program said Wednesday. Heavy rains late last year caused rivers ...
Barron's4d
DR Congo Faces 'Catastrophe' From Floods: UN
Eastern DR Congo faces a "humanitarian catastrophe" after being hit ... warning of "a whole host of animal-borne diseases." Locals were reporting seeing hippos, crocodiles and snakes in flooded ...
WGN-TV3d
Families of the victims of attacks on displaced people in Congo mourn their dead
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Families of the victims of last week’s bomb attacks on two camps of displaced people in eastern Congo gathered to mourn their loved ones at a ceremony on Monday evening. During the ...
Dawn7d
Officials on their toes after man dies of Congo fever in Attock’s Hazro
TAXILA: Officials of the district administration, including the health and livestock departments, were on their toes ...
WTOP News8d
Bomb kills at least 12 people, including children, at two displacement camps in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Attacks on two camps for displaced people in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province on Friday killed at least 12 people, including children, according to local officials ...
WKRN-TV8d
Bomb kills 5 people, including children, at a refugee camp in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A bomb at a refugee camp in eastern Congo has killed at least 5 people, including children, a spokesperson for the Congolese army said Friday. Two children and their mother were ...
Naharnet on MSN9d
New form of mpox found in Congo's biggest outbreak
Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining ...