Posted: 05.02.2025 12:57:00

100+ smallpox infected monkeys escaped from Congo treatment centres

Over 100 smallpox-infected monkeys have escaped from treatment centres in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as a result of fighting between the country's army and the M23 group, RIA Novosti reports  

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The Actualité portal, citing a report from the country's Ministry of Health, reported, “One hundred and twenty-eight infected monkeys escaped from quarantine centres, several of which were looted."

It is noted that the agency pointed to a number of problems in the province of North Kivu as a result of the M23 offensive, including disruptions in the supply of medicines, lack of water and electricity.