Huge rise in monkey pox cases in DR Congo: Gov't

The Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an "exponential rise" in the number of monkeypox cases, the government said, Report informs referring to AFP.

Government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya said the cumulative number of suspected cases had hit 11,166, including 450 deaths, for a fatality rate of four percent.

He said a report by the country's health ministry revealed "an exponential increase in the number of cases."

Muyaya added that the western province of Equateur was worst affected.

The report said the government was taking a series of measures to combat the disease, notably "medical care, monitoring of contacts with the respective health zones (and) promotion of community-based surveillance."