A sex worker with mpox lies in a hospital in Kamituga, in eastern Congo's South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world's latest outbreak of the disease, on Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Emile Miango, 2, who has mpox, lies in the hospital, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Kamituga, South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world’s latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

A worker carries a shovel at the hospital in Kamituga, in South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Sept. 4, 2024. South Kivu is considered the epicenter of the world's latest outbreak of mpox. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Gold miners at work in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province in eastern Congo, on Sept. 5, 2024. South Kivu is considered the epicenter of the world's latest outbreak of mpox. ( (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Atumisi Anaclet treats a sex worker with mpox on Sept. 4, 2024, in a hospital in Kamituga, in eastern Congo's South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world's latest outbreak of the disease. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Sifa kungonja, 40, sits at home after recovering from mpox, on Sept. 4, 2024, in Kamituga, in eastern Congo's South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world's latest outbreak of the disease. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)