Uganda records 2 imported mpox cases

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Symptoms of mpox include fever, aches and skin lesions. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Uganda on Friday announced the detection of two cases of mpox imported from the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the western district of Kasese.

The cases were among six suspected infections in Mpondwe and Bwera, towns bordering the DRC, according to Henry Mwebesa, director general of Health Services at Uganda's Ministry of Health, in a statement issued in Ugandan capital Kampala.