By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its epicentre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to numerous other African nations this year.

DR Congo begins vaccination for the ongoing Mpox outbreak. There are two strains of mpox; Clade I and Clade II. The Clade I infection can be deadly. Clade I mpox is causing an ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and several other African countries.

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.