DRC: at least 1,284 suspected cases of monkeypox reported since the beginning of the year

#Other countries : At least 1,284 suspected cases of monkeypox, with 58 deaths, have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of the year, the local office of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday. ).

As of May 8, all of these cases have been reported in 87 health zones across 18 provinces across the country, the WHO tweeted.

The provinces of Sankuru, Tshopo, Equateur and Tshuapa accounted for about three quarters of these suspected cases, or 913.

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Monkeypox is a generally mild and self-limiting disease, with most sufferers recovering within weeks, according to the same source.

The virus can spread through contact with body fluids, wounds, or through clothing and bedding that has been contaminated with the virus, but also from person to person through respiratory droplets, the organization warns. world.