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Congo struggles to contain mpox; here’s why

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Summary
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76% Informative

Congo has more than 21,000 of the 25,093 confirmed and suspected mpox cases in Africa this year .

Mpox is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can spread to humans from infected animals.

Congo is one of the African countries where mpox has been endemic for decades .

Conflict and the displacement of a large number of people have already put health services under pressure.

VR Score

88

Informative language

94

Neutral language

61

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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Known propaganda techniques

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Time-value

short-lived

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