First mpox virus clade Ib cases in Goma, Nord Kivu, DRC: Potential risk for a larger outbreak Since the identification of the first human case of mpox in 1970, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has borne the greatest burden of disease among endemic countries, which experiencing sporadic outbreaks almost every year. From January 2023, the DRC has seen a drastic increase in the number of suspected mpox cases, with an estimated 20,000 cases and 1,000 deaths reported at the time of writi...
