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The CDC of Africa also responded and said that they were investigating with the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on this issue. [ 7 ] [ 19 ] While the disease was unidentified, on 5 December 2024, Hong Kong tightened health screenings at airports and at other boundary control points in response to the outbreak. [ 20 ]
In 2020, it was estimated that more than 90% of the people held at the prison were awaiting trial, [8] and only 6% were actually serving sentences. [2] Jailbreaks are common in the DRC. [7] In 2017, another prison break occurred at Makala prison, which led to more than 4,000 prisoners escaping. [5]
An epidemic of a new variant of clade I mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), called clade 1b, [2] began in Central Africa at least as early as September 2023. [3] [4] As of September 2024, more than 29,000 cases have been reported, with over 800 fatalities (~3% fatality rate), [1] nearly all in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [5]
Additionally, there are seasonal peaks that usually occur during the first quarter of the year which also increases the attack rate. Furthermore, fishermen travel from the eastern lakes in the Democratic Republic of Congo to larger cities at the end of the dry season which gives way to seasonal variations in incidence of Cholera. [11]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.
In 2003 and 2004, a national HIV surveillance survey conducted jointly by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National AIDS Control Program among pregnant women revealed an increase in HIV prevalence rates in rural and urban areas highly affected by consecutive wars, e.g., in Lodja (6.6%) and in Kisangani (6.6%). [8]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war that has drawn in military forces from neighboring states, with Uganda and Rwanda supporting the rebel movements that occupy much of the eastern portion of the state – Tutsi, Hutu, Lendu, Hema and other conflicting ethnic groups, political rebels, and various government forces continue fighting in Great Lakes region ...
The road to lasting peace remains fraught with challenges, including the need for direct dialogue between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. [79] As of January 2025, the city is once again the target of a renewed M23 offensive, which resulted in multiple casualties, injuries, looting, destruction of property, and mass displacement. [82]