Africa steps up battle against mpox outbreaks.

The article discusses how researchers and public health officials in Africa are intensifying their efforts to combat mpox, a neglected infectious disease that gained global attention in 2022 due to rapid spread in Europe and North America, mainly through sexual transmission. Topics include the alarming rise in cases in Africa, the sexual transmission of mpox, and the risk of a new strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) triggering another global outbreak.