Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
4 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its “growing” threat on the continent. The rising mpox case count in Africa and a new form of the virus identified in Congo that might be more easily transmitted led the WHO to declare it a global health emergency last week. A young girl suffering from mpox waits for treatment at a clinic in Munigi, eastern Congo, Monday, August 19 Africa CDC's Kaseya said that his organization had received a pledge of 215,000 mpox vaccines from the European Union and the vaccine maker, Bavarian Nordic, which were due to arrive in the next few days. A health worker attends to a mpox patient, at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo Kaseya said mpox was now “growing and spreading” while countries waited for doses.

Health Africa Cases Mpox Vaccines Countries African Cdc Email Health Check Congo Kaseya Eastern Congo Doses  countries  1000  africa  african  reports  doses  health  cases  congo  vaccines  email  week  mpox

History of this topic

Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says
1 week, 4 days ago

Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says

Hindustan Times  

DAKAR, - Democratic Republic of Congo should start to receive three million doses of mpox vaccine from Japan next week that can be used on children, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says Vaccinations against the potentially deadly infection are under way …

WHO provides update on cause of ‘mystery disease’ in patients in Congo
1 week, 5 days ago

WHO provides update on cause of ‘mystery disease’ in patients in Congo

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 Ten patients suffering from a …

Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports
2 weeks ago

Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports

Associated Press  

TAMESNA, Morocco — After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies. Moroccan startup Moldiag began developing mpox tests after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global emergency in August. The Africa CDC’s acting director for laboratory diagnostics and systems, Yenew Tebeje, said …

Congo on high alert as mystery flu-like disease claims 71 lives, half of victims children
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Congo on high alert as mystery flu-like disease claims 71 lives, half of victims children

Live Mint  

Public health officials in Africa are closely monitoring a mystery flu-like disease in Congo, which has claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks. Health Minister Roger Kamba confirmed that 71 deaths have been reported, including 27 in hospitals and 44 in the community, in the southern Kwango province. Dieudonne Mwamba, the head of the National Institute for Public Health, highlighted …

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mystery disease linked to more than 100 deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo

Salon  

An unknown disease has been spreading in a rural part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa, killing a high number of people. At the time, sources told Salon spread of mpox across the world could have been avoided if the DRC had the resources to contain the spread of mpox in the first place, pointing to …

Mpox response paying off in Africa
2 weeks, 5 days 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
2 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — A flu-like disease that has killed dozens of people over two weeks is being investigated in southwestern Congo, local authorities said. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough and anaemia, provincial health minister Apollinaire Yumba told reporters over the weekend. Congo is already plagued by the mpox epidemic, with more than 47,000 suspected cases and over 1,000 suspected deaths …

WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
1 month 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
1 month 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 …

Mpox symptoms you shouldn't ignore. Early signs and how to stay safe
1 month ago

Mpox symptoms you shouldn't ignore. Early signs and how to stay safe

India Today  

Health officials announced on Saturday that the first U.S. case of a new type of mpox, first seen in eastern Congo, has been confirmed. Earlier this year, a new form of mpox emerged in Africa, spreading through close contact, including sexual transmission. According to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, while it has spread widely in central and …

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

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa
1 month, 2 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
Trending News
1 month, 2 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 …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
1 month, 2 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
1 month, 2 weeks ago

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

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

UK records more cases of worrying new mpox strain
Top News
1 month, 2 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, …

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared
2 months, 2 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 …

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

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

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
3 months ago

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

The Hindu  

Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. "But our biggest joy was transformed into devastation.” In Congo’s Kamituga children are the worst sufferers Her daughter is one of more than 6,000 people officials suspect have contracted the disease in South Kivu province, the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, …

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
3 months 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?
3 months 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 …

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
3 months ago

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

LA Times  

Emile Miango, 2, who has mpox, lies in the hospital Sept. 4 in Kamituga, South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world’s latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. “But our biggest joy was transformed into devastation.” Her daughter is one of more than 6,000 people officials suspect have contracted the disease in South Kivu province, the …

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
3 months 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
3 months 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
3 months, 1 week 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?
3 months, 1 week 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; …

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
3 months, 1 week ago

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday, a week after the first batch arrived from the European Union. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru, the three most affected provinces, will be vaccinated first, starting on Oct. 2, Cris Kacita Osako, coordinator of Congo’s …

India’s first ‘suspected’ mpox case under probe, no cause for alarm: Centre
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s first ‘suspected’ mpox case under probe, no cause for alarm: Centre

The Hindu  

A young male patient, who recently returned to India from a country with active Mpox transmission, has been identified as a suspected Mpox case, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. High death rate The World Health Organisation declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern on August 14, due to the emergence of a new strain of the …

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — A vaccination campaign against mpox in Congo will begin Oct. 2, authorities said Saturday, with workers focusing on the three most affected provinces first. Adults in Equateur, South Kivu and Sankuru provinces will be vaccinated first, Cris Kacita Osako, coordinator of Congo’s Monkeypox Response Committee, told The Associated Press. The 200,000 doses are just a fraction of …

Vaccinations against mpox in Congo will begin next month, authorities say
3 months, 2 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
3 months, 2 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
3 months, 2 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
3 months, 2 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
3 months, 2 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 …

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital

The Hindu  

Dozens of feverish patients lay on thin mattresses on the floor of a makeshift mpox isolation ward in east Democratic Republic of Congo, as overstretched hospital workers grappled with drug shortages and lack of space to accommodate the influx. Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the World Health Organization declared to be a global public health emergency …

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days. “With the governments’ leadership and close cooperation between partners, we believe we can stop these outbreaks in the next six …

Africa’s mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa Centres for Disease Control
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Africa’s mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa Centres for Disease Control

The Hindu  

Africa has secured less than 10% of the estimated USD 245 million it needs to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, a senior official from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. “We’ve come to the first estimate of USD 245 million,” Africa CDC Chief of Staff Ngashi Ngongo said at …

Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the epicenter of the crisis?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the epicenter of the crisis?

NPR  

Why is taking so long to get mpox vaccines to the epicenter of the crisis? The U.S. and Europe have access to mpox vaccines, but the epicenter of the current mpox crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has no doses yet. INSKEEP: WHO - World Health Organization - important global health organization, and they know that this disease …

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed. At the earliest, the first batch of vaccine doses promised to support …

Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say

Associated Press  

LONDON — The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease, leading African scientists said Tuesday. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, had been spreading mostly undetected for years …

DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week

Al Jazeera  

DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads. The Democratic Republic of the Congo says it no longer expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccines this week as global health authorities say the spread of the disease can still be contained. “The mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the …

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines
4 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its “growing” threat on the continent. While mpox has been reported in 12 of Africa’s 54 countries during these outbreaks, the vast central African nation of Congo has …

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?
4 months ago

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?

India TV News  

Mpox outbreak: Authorities across the world are on high alert as cases of Monkeypox, which was declared a global health emergency last week, continue to rise globally. A severe strain of the mpox virus, previously causing panic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is now spreading rapidly through Kenya and several other African nations, prompting serious concern among health authorities. …

African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is ‘not the new Covid’
4 months ago

African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is ‘not the new Covid’

CNN  

CNN — African nations could begin vaccinations against mpox within days, according to the continent’s top public health agency, as a World Health Organization official said the spread of a deadlier strain of the virus could be controlled and “was not the new Covid.” The Democratic Republic of Congo is at the epicenter of an mpox outbreak declared a global …

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency amid outbreak in Africa
4 months ago

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency amid outbreak in Africa

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared Mpox as the public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations on Thursday, following an outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries in Africa. On top of outbreaks of other mpox clades in DRC and other countries in Africa, it’s clear that a coordinated international response …

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
4 months ago

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency

New Indian Express  

GOMA, Congo: Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She and her husband live in the Bulengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, a region that is …

Discover Related