A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hotspot as a new strain spreads

KAMITUGA, Congo (AP) — Divine Wisoba, slumped on the ground above a mound of dirt, pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. The 1-month-old baby died of mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral. On her first visit to the cemetery, she wept into her shirt for … Read more