As mpox cases surge in Africa, few treatments and vaccines available

FILE - Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for mpox are seen at a vaccinations site on Aug. 29, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. FILE - This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue).

African health officials said mpox cases have spiked by 160% so far this year, warning the risk of further spread is high given the lack of effective treatments or vaccines on the continent.