What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?

CNN  

CNN — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. “We are not dealing with one outbreak of one clade; we are dealing with several outbreaks of different clades in different countries with different modes of transmission and different levels of risk,” Tedros said Wednesday. Broader international spread is a key reason why mpox has been declared a global health emergency, but the geographic pattern of the current outbreak is different than it was during the outbreak two years ago. The global health emergency declaration from 2022 set a precedent, and similarly concerning patterns of transmission across multiple countries in Africa deserve as much urgency and attention as spread in high-income countries.

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Mpox 2025 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK
2 months, 1 week ago

Mpox 2025 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Another case of the new strain of mpox has been detected …

China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China discovers cluster of new mpox strain

The Hindu  

Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year. A global public health emergency Mpox spreads through close contact and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. WHO last August …

WHO’s Slow Mpox Response Calls For a Rethink
2 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO’s Slow Mpox Response Calls For a Rethink

Live Mint  

-- One of the World Health Organization’s most important jobs is managing viral outbreaks. Although well-intended, WHO’s overcautious and convoluted regulatory process stalled vaccine delivery for months before an approval was granted last month. Despite Congolese officials regularly sharing data with the WHO — and reports that Bavarian Nordic AS, the principal manufacturer, had submitted the research used for its …

Mpox response paying off in Africa
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily  

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-04 16:04 A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a Mpox vaccination to a woman, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. While Mpox remains a global threat, the World Health Organization said there are positive signs the response is paying off in Africa, the most affected …

Mpox response paying off in Africa
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily  

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-04 16:04 A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a Mpox vaccination to a woman, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. While Mpox remains a global threat, the World Health Organization said there are positive signs the response is paying off in Africa, the most affected …

WHO declares Mpox a public health emergency: Has India reported any cases yet?
4 months, 1 week ago

WHO declares Mpox a public health emergency: Has India reported any cases yet?

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization has announced that Mpox will remain classified as a public health emergency of international concern due to a resurgence in cases and the ongoing geographic spread of the virus. A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a mpox vaccination to a woman The high-alert status, initially declared in August, was reaffirmed after a meeting of the …

WHO says mpox continues to remain a public health emergency
4 months, 1 week ago

WHO says mpox continues to remain a public health emergency

The Hindu  

The Mpox outbreak continues to represent a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, November 22, 2024. Canada confirms first case of clade I mpox Canada’s public health agency on Friday, November 22, 2024 confirmed the first case of clade I mpox in Canada, in a person in Manitoba. The Public Health Agency of Canada said this …

WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
4 months, 1 week ago

WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases’. The World Health Organization says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday, …

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
4 months, 1 week ago

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. In a statement late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it had approved the mpox vaccine …

Frontline mpox responders aren’t getting the support they need
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Frontline mpox responders aren’t getting the support they need

Salon  

Alarm bells should be blaring about the growing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where community organizations best positioned to prevent a wider outbreak or pandemic report a lack of funding and shortage of basic supplies. Faced with the influx of cases of mpox in the health zones that we support and faced with the frequent movements …

US confirms first case of new mpox variant initially seen in Congo
4 months, 2 weeks ago

US confirms first case of new mpox variant initially seen in Congo

India Today  

Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first US case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of mpox in Africa that was spread through close contact including through sex. Since then, cases of travellers with the new mpox form have been …

United States reports first clade I mpox case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

United States reports first clade I mpox case

ABC  

Health officials said on Saturday they have confirmed the first US case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. New mpox strain spread across eastern and central Africa Mpox is a rare disease caused by infection with a virus in the same family as the one that causes smallpox. Earlier this …

United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California

CNN  

CNN — The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. “The recent travel-associated clade I mpox cases outside of Africa have all been attributed to subclade Ib; there have been no deaths associated with these cases and available data for a …

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County
4 months, 2 weeks ago

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County

LA Times  

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe mpox variant has been confirmed in a person who had recently traveled to East Africa and was treated in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health announced Saturday. A less severe variant known as Clade II continues to circulate in the U.S., including in Los Angeles and San …

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicentre where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicentre where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

Deccan Chronicle  

London: The World Health Organisation said mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be 'plateauing', even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. In a report Monday, the UN health agency said the number of mpox …

WHO says mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter where the new variant was detected may be ‘plateauing’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO says mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter where the new variant was detected may be ‘plateauing’

Associated Press  

LONDON — Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” the World Health Organization said on Monday, even as the virus continues to increase in other areas of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. A report by the U.N. health agency said the …

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

KINSHASA: The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday. Fifteen countries across Africa recorded 11,453 mpox cases in the last four weeks, compared to 12,802 four weeks prior, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said during an online briefing. The Democratic Republic of …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being treated …

Vaccine doses allocated for nine African countries hardest hit by mpox
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vaccine doses allocated for nine African countries hardest hit by mpox

The Hindu  

An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for 9 countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organisations said on Wednesday. The WHO declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years in August after a new variant of the virus, called clade Ib, …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

Associated Press  

LONDON — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

The Independent  

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Warning as another case of ultra-deadly mpox strain hits Britain
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Warning as another case of ultra-deadly mpox strain hits Britain

Daily Mail  

Another case of the new deadly mpox strain has been detected in the UK, health officials confirmed today. All are household contacts of the first case The latest patient is under specialist care at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for mpox are seen from a cooler at a …

UK records more cases of worrying new mpox strain
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UK records more cases of worrying new mpox strain

China Daily  

Doctors in the United Kingdom are working to contain an outbreak of a new, more easily spreadable strain of the mpox virus. UK health officials said this week they have uncovered two additional cases of the new strain in London, among people who shared living space with a man who tested positive after returning from a trip to Central Africa, …

Two more UK cases of the new deadly strain of mpox are confirmed by health chiefs - with patients receiving specialist hospital care in London
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Two more UK cases of the new deadly strain of mpox are confirmed by health chiefs - with patients receiving specialist hospital care in London

Daily Mail  

Two more people have caught the new deadly strain of monkeypox in the UK. The latest cases of Clade 1b mpox have been detected in household contacts of the first case, according to the UK Health Security Agency. A woman cares her baby suffering from a severe form of mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Vials of single doses …

Mpox 2024 hotspots: Map shows where new strain has been spotted - as health chiefs confirm three cases in the UK
5 months ago

Mpox 2024 hotspots: Map shows where new strain has been spotted - as health chiefs confirm three cases in the UK

Daily Mail  

As Britain's toll of the ultra-deadly new strain of monkeypox rises to three patients, MailOnline can reveal the nations in the world that are being hit by the disease. The latest cases of Clade 1b mpox, which has ripped through several African countries, have been detected in household contacts of the first case, according to the UK Health Security Agency. …

Mpox outbreak: What are the symptoms and how worried should I be about UK outbreak?
5 months ago

Mpox outbreak: What are the symptoms and how worried should I be about UK outbreak?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The UK Health Security Agency says the risk to the population “remains low” despite …

Mpox 2024 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK
5 months ago

Mpox 2024 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK

The Independent  

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Germany identifies its first case of clade 1b mpox, becoming fifth country outside Africa linked to outbreak
5 months, 1 week ago

Germany identifies its first case of clade 1b mpox, becoming fifth country outside Africa linked to outbreak

ABC  

An infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, according to the Robert Koch Institute for public health. A day before the Swedish case was confirmed, the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency, its highest level of alarm over the spread, amid the infection's rapid spread from …

Mpox virus outbreak: Has the deadly new variant reached the UK and what are the symptoms?
5 months, 1 week ago

Mpox virus outbreak: Has the deadly new variant reached the UK and what are the symptoms?

The Independent  

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Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support

The Independent  

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Mpox is killing again. It didn’t have to be this way.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox is killing again. It didn’t have to be this way.

Politico  

That proved costly, according to public health officials, who say it’s another demonstration of why pandemic preparedness requires global cooperation. But every single one of us needs to be asking that question,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s incident manager for the global mpox response. “ has been for years now trying to donate doses to the DRC, …

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

The Independent  

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Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared

LA Times  

Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Africa before the disease prompted the 2022 global outbreak that saw wealthy countries quickly respond with …

India reports first Mpox Clade 1 case; strain declared public emergency by WHO: Report
6 months, 1 week ago

India reports first Mpox Clade 1 case; strain declared public emergency by WHO: Report

Hindustan Times  

India on Monday has reported the first case of the Mpox clade 1 strain, official sources told PTI. India reports first case of Mpox Clade 1 strain Sources said Clade 1b strain has been detected in the 38-year-old man from Malappuram district who had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates. “This was the first case of the current strain …

UNICEF says adequate resources and mpox awareness can help stop Burundi outbreak in weeks
6 months, 1 week ago

UNICEF says adequate resources and mpox awareness can help stop Burundi outbreak in weeks

ABC  

The mpox outbreak in Burundi could possibly be ended in weeks, a UN health official says, but progress in Africa's second-worst-affected country will depend on getting adequate resources and battling stigma associated with the disease. A rapid spread of the disease across Africa prompted the World Health Organization to declare mpox a global health emergency in August. UNICEF plans to …

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
6 months, 1 week ago

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The Independent  

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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
6 months, 1 week ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Associated Press  

KAVUMU, Congo — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is “truly a challenge” — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility’s …

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?

New Indian Express  

KAVUMU: Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is "truly a challenge" — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility's capacity for …

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The global vaccine alliance Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine to battle outbreaks of the disease in African countries, the organization said on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the year, there have been over 25,000 confirmed mpox cases and 723 related deaths, the vast majority in Congo, and the World Health Organization declared it a …

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The global vaccine alliance Gavi …

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
6 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa. “This first of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in …

Opinion: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?

LA Times  

Mpox is back in the news. To combat the spread of mpox, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have declared a public health emergency. In the U.S., the 2022 outbreak was contained by health authorities working with groups including men who have sex with men to increase vaccine uptake and reduce transmission risk; …

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not acceptable.” Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been recorded in the past week, just a …

India says mpox case not linked to current global health emergency
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India says mpox case not linked to current global health emergency

The Independent  

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Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A vaccination campaign against mpox …

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
6 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The estimated budget for the six-month plan is almost $600 million, with 55% allocated to the response to mpox …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

The Hindu  

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, September 5, 2024, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. About 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines have been promised by Western partners such as the European Union and the United States, Dr. Jean Kaseya, …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. That is less than 15% of the 3 million doses authorities have said are needed to end the mpox outbreaks in Congo, the epicenter …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The 100,000 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, have been donated by the European Union through HERA, the …

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO
6 months, 4 weeks ago

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines with Africa CDC, Gavi and WHO

The Hindu  

The United Nations Children's Fund has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine alliance, Africa CDC and the World Health Organization, the organizations said in a joint statement on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Under the tender, UNICEF will set up conditional supply agreements with vaccine manufacturers, the statement said. Earlier …

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