NEWS SCAN: Monkeypox rising in Congo, smallpox vaccine deliveries slow, H5N1 case in Egypt Monkeypox has increased in Congo since end of smallpox vaccination Monkeypox, a less severe smallpox-like disease caused by a relative of the smallpox virus, has grown more common in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the 30 years since smallpox vaccination campaigns ceased, according to a study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ... [News Source]