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As monkeypox panic spreads, doctors in Africa see a double standard

The Washington Post – By Danielle Paquette, Rael Ombuor • 3h

DAKAR, Senegal — In a part of Nigeria that has dealt with monkeypox outbreaks for years, one doctor saw the photos circulating in Western media this week and chuckled. “Those are the very severe cases,” said Oyewale Tomori, a virologist in the nation’s southwest. “Like, ‘Ahh! This is monkeypox!’ ” The …

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