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NPR: Mpox did not fade away. Africa faces two alarming outbreaks — and lacks vaccines

July 17, 2024 — 

In DRC, there are similar challenges reaching sex workers who are heavily stigmatized, Jason Kindrachuk, associate professor in medical microbiology and infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba, tells NPR.

And it’s particularly difficult to monitor the virus in expansive rural regions and amid ongoing conflict in DRC, he says. “There’s not going to be a one-size-fits-all approach that’s going to be able to control this.”

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