what we know and what we don’t know about the virus

What do you really know about mpox, formerly known as monkeypox?

In August, mpox was declared a global public health emergency by the WHO for the second time in two years, following rising cases in DR Congo and its spread to neighbouring Burundi, Uganda, and Rwanda.

In this video the BBC’s Esther Kahumbi tries to shed some light on the knowns and unknowns concerning the virus.

Edited by Marta Pausilli

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