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Despite being declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 10 months ago, the mpox outbreak is not over. And in places like Sierra Leone, it is spiralling. Paul Adepoju reports.

Boom in infections in the West African nation is driven by the same viral strain that caused a global outbreak in 2022.