Monkeypox: “It was so painful I couldn't sleep”: affected by Mpox, he recalls his ordeal
In Burundi, a country largely affected by the new variant of Mpox, a 40-year-old resident testifies after contracting the disease.
In Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi located just 20 minutes from the border with the DRC, a man in his forties, infected with the new variant of Mpox, recently testified from his hospital room for the BBC. Since he contracted the disease, his face has been covered in blisters. His chest and arms too.
“I had swollen lymph nodes in my throat. It was so painful I couldn't sleep. Then the pain eased and spread to my legs,” he tells the BBC. It seems that this patient passed the virus on to his wife who is also being treated at the same facility.
450 deaths since the beginning of the year
“I had a friend who had blisters. I think he passed the disease on to me. I didn't know it was Mpox. Fortunately, our seven children have not shown any signs of this disease,” continues the man who has since been hospitalized in one of the three treatment centers in the city, which is currently experiencing a surge in cases.
Burundi, one of the world’s poorest nations, is on the frontline of the mpox emergency, having seen a rise in cases.
But how can you tackle the disease in a country with only one testing centre, small number of vaccines and limited awareness? The BBC's @MercyJuma_ reports. pic.twitter.com/76pZKftraG
— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) August 24, 2024
This year, 450 people have died after contracting the new Clade 1b variant. In Burundi, 170 cases have been recorded, but no deaths have been reported so far, our British colleagues specify.
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