Sex workers listen to a briefing on mpox Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in a bar in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Sex workers participate in an mpox awareness program Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Atumisi Anaclet treats a sex worker who has mpox Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in the general hospital in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

A sex worker suffering from mpox, lies down Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in the general hospital in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa

A sex worker suffering from mpox sits in a hospital courtyard Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Miners walk Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024 in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Women sell vegetables Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 in Kamituga, eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Aerial view of mining in Kamituga, eastern Congo, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)