Dr. Franck Mebwa, analyst in charge of epidemiological surveillance at the Tshopo Provincial Health Division, works in his office in the city of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 6, 2022. Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. The illness received little attention until it spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. In poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities, or are not aware of the dangers, over 130 have died, almost all of them in Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi SEARCH "BASHIZI MONKEYPOX" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Women and their children wait for a consultation with Dr. Fabien Kongolo in the waiting area of the Yakusu General Hospital, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 5, 2022. Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. The illness received little attention until it spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. In poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities, or are not aware of the dangers, over 130 have died, almost all in Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi SEARCH "BASHIZI MONKEYPOX" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Miracle Kidicho, 3, who is suffering from monkeypox, sits at home in Yalokombe, Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2022. Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. The illness received little attention until it spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. In poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities, or are not aware of the dangers, over 130 have died, almost all in Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi SEARCH "BASHIZI MONKEYPOX" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Lyatali Lofemba, whose three-year-old child died from monkeypox, sits in front of her house in Yaboya village, Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2022. Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. The illness received little attention until it spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. In poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities, or are not aware of the dangers, over 130 have died, almost all in Congo, according to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi SEARCH "BASHIZI MONKEYPOX" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Beyande Kidicho, whose children Miracle Kidicho, 3, Dorcs Kidicho, 9, and Nathan Kidicho, 6, are all suffering from monkeypox, holds a bush rat brought home by his eldest son in the village of Yalokombe, Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2022. Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. The illness received little attention until it spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. In poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities, or are not aware of the dangers, over 130 have died, almost all in Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi SEARCH "BASHIZI MONKEYPOX" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Theopiste Maloko, 42, a local health official, leaves a room in which a probable case of monkeypox is being treated at the Yalolia health centre, in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 3, 2022. Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. The illness received little attention until it spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. In poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities, or are not aware of the dangers, over 130 have died, almost all of them in Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi SEARCH "BASHIZI MONKEYPOX" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Theopiste Maloko, 42, a local health official, and a nurse, consult documents containing information about monkeypox after taking samples from patients at the Yalolia health centre, in Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 3, 2022. Monkeypox was first detected in Congo 50 years ago, but cases have spiked in West and Central Africa since 2019. The illness received little attention until it spread worldwide this year, infecting 77,000 people. In poorer African countries where many people do not have quick access to health facilities, or are not aware of the dangers, over 130 have died, almost all in Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi SEARCH "BASHIZI MONKEYPOX" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Dr. Joseph Varon, 58, the chief medical officer at United Memorial Medical Center, hugs Christina Mathers, 43, a nurse from his team who became infected with COVID-19, at United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 25, 2020. Mathers was told she tested positive for COVID-19 after she reported feeling ill during one of her shifts. "That's the hardest thing to ever hear... It messes with you," said Mathers, who has been working every other day since April 29. "But I wouldn't go anywhere else but here." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "COVID-19 HOUSTON VARON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

View of a new medical facility set up for testing migrant workers residing in dormitories for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Singapore May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su REFILE - CLARIFYING INFORMATION 

View of a new medical facility set up for testing migrant workers residing in dormitories for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Singapore May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su REFILE - CLARIFYING INFORMATION 

A Palestinian boy gestures as he wears a costume, sewed by his mother, representing the microscopic view of the coronavirus amid concerns about the spread of the disease, at his family house in the central Gaza Strip April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A used protective glove lies on a driveway slick from a recent rain at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis 

People on the beach in Whitstable at sunset, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Whitstable, Britain, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Adam Oliver 

A person on the beach in Portstewart, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

A health worker holds a blood sample while testing municipal workers from the Miraflores district of Lima for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lima, Peru April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda 

A health worker is seen with blood samples during a testing of municipal workers from the Miraflores district of Lima for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Lima, Peru April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda 

People on the beach as Mussenden Temple is seen in the distance, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

People on the beach as Mussenden Temple is seen in the distance, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

People on the beach as Mussenden Temple is seen in the distance, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

People on the beach as Mussenden Temple is seen in the distance, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

A cyclist rides a bike with her dog Kya near the Hallerbos, also known as the "Blue Forest", that had to be closed to groups of tourists this year due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near Halle, Belgium April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman 

A clergyman of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine wearing protective gloves, as a preventive measure against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), holds a cross as he prays during a ceremony to bless Easter cakes for the Ukrainian servicemen fighting in eastern Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A woman walks in heavy rain and high winds on a nearly empty sidewalk on 5th Avenue in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar 

People are seen by Lake Windermere, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Ambleside, Britain, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A police officer holds protective face masks to distribute them to people at a metro station during the lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A municipal police officer holds protective face masks to distribute them to people at Atocha station during the lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

People walk on stairs in Royal Victoria Dock as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Steven Watt 

People walk on stairs in Royal Victoria Dock as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Steven Watt 

People walk on stairs in Royal Victoria Dock as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Steven Watt 

A man wearing a protective face mask walks on stairs with people in Royal Victoria Dock as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Steven Watt 

A man biles at sunset, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Berlin, Germany, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse 

A medical specialist wearing protective gear walks in a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva 

A woman feeds a squirrel in St James's Park, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

A specialist sprays disinfectant while sanitizing a road tunnel to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A specialist sprays disinfectant while sanitizing a street to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Police officers stand guard while patrolling streets amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in central Moscow, Russia April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

A few people take to the plaza at the Lincoln Memorial during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, where normally thousands of Christians would gather for worship at Easter sunrise, in Washington, U.S. April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 

People are seen on the beach in Eastbourne, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Eastbourne, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Childs 

A person prays at the closed doors to Westminster Cathedral on Easter Sunday, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A person prays at the closed doors to Westminster Cathedral on Easter Sunday, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A person prays at the closed doors to Westminster Cathedral on Easter Sunday, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A woman takes photos under blooming cherry blossoms in a park in the Berlin district of Treptow on Easter Sunday during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Germany April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi 

A person walks their dog in Seahouses, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Seahouses, Britain, April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A Jewish worshipper stands on a rooftop overlooking the Western Wall as a down-sized priestly blessing, a traditional prayer which usually attracts thousands of worshippers on the holiday of Passover takes place at the holy site, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jerusalem's Old City April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun 

A man walks with his pet dog at the beach before the curfew, amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in La Somone near Thies, Senegal April 11 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

An aerial view shows a deserted Taksim Square during a two-day curfew which was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, April 11, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS//Umit Bektas 

Two couples are seen distancing themselves socially at Battersea Park, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville 

A medical specialist wearing protective gear sits inside an ambulance, which queues before driving onto the adjacent territory of a local hospital amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva 

"Paskha" cakes, eggs and other food are seen during a Catholic service on the eve of Easter, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the village of KhvInyavichy, Belarus April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Easter bunting is seen on railings outside a house in Ripon, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Ripon, Britain, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith 

A man prays at the closed doors of a church amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during Holy Week celebrations, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino 

A man prays at the closed doors of a church amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during Holy Week celebrations, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino 

A man holds an image of Jesus Christ while praying at the closed doors of a church amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during Holy Week celebrations, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Vicente Gaibor del Pino 

A farmer checks his sugar beets in Tilloy-lez-Cambrai, France April 10, 2020. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol 

Palestinians enjoy the sunset on a beach amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the northern Gaza Strip April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem 

A woman prays outside of Los Gitanos church, where people make floral offerings after the procession was cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo 

A priest carries a cross during the annual procession of the Station of the Cross on Good Friday preceding Easter Celebrations at the Catholic Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Paris, France April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A priest carries a cross during the annual procession of the Station of the Cross on Good Friday preceding Easter Celebrations at the Catholic Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Paris, France April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier 

A woman exercises at an empty sports ground during a partial lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kiev, Ukraine April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A message is seen on a wall in Birtley as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Birtley, Britain, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith