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African countries reported more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the last week, a rising toll that health authorities have described as unacceptable. “In the one week, we lost 107 [people]. It’s too much. It’s not acceptable,” Dr Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said on Thursday. There were an additional 3,160 new cases of the virus reported in the last week, according to Africa CDC. Mpox belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox but causes milder symptoms like fever, chills, and body aches. People with more serious case…

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