WHO flags limited mpox testing in epicenter DRC
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FILE - Red Cross officials create awareness of mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug. 22, 2023.
Limited capacity is keeping mpox testing coverage low in the DR Congo — the epicenter of the international emergency — the World Health Organization said Saturday in its latest situation report.
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