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Eugénie Byamungu, right, poses with her daughters, Madeleine Ushindi and Melanie Bintu, and her grandchildren in the Munigi camp.
DRC has registered mpox cases since 1970, when the first human case was reported in the area. Infections increased in 2023, and the spread has continued this year. The virus spreads through skin-to-skin and other close contact, rather than just via sexual transmission, which was the primary cause of spread in previous years. Crowded, unsanitary conditions in camps for internally displaced people make those areas hot spots for infections.
DRC has registered mpox cases since 1970, when the first human case was reported in the area. Infections increased in 2023, and the spread has continued this year. The virus spreads through skin-to-skin and other close contact, rather than just via sexual transmission, which was the primary cause of spread in previous years. Crowded, unsanitary conditions in camps for internally displaced people make those areas hot spots for infections.
