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WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern

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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s mpox and what are the symptoms?

The Independent

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1 month, 2 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 …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

First case of new potentially deadly mpox strain Clade 1b detected in UK

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks 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. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

First UK case of ultra-deadly monkeypox strain hits London patient

Daily Mail

A case of the new deadly strain of monkeypox which has ripped through several African countries has been detected in London, the first in Britain. The patient is currently being treated by specialist staff at the Royal Free Hospital in London UKHSA said they are currently in conversation with their counterparts in the African nation for contact tracing purposes there …

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2 months ago

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

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox cases in Australia have risen by 570 per cent since July, but vaccination rates remain low

ABC

At the end of March, the total number of confirmed cases of mpox in Australia this year was no more than six. Australia's two most populous states, Victoria and New South Wales, have accounted for the vast majority of these cases, with the latter recording more than half of the country's mpox notifications this year so far. Need to improve …

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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 …

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

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, …

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

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 …

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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 …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Mpox: Why TikTok conspiracy theorists are saying a “second lockdown” is going to happen.

Slate

This article was republished from Sequencer and has been lightly edited for Slate. The World Health Organization declared last week that the ongoing mpox outbreak in central Africa is now a public health emergency of international concern. Here’s the obligatory debunking section of this story, starting with the fact that this is not even the first time that the WHO …

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4 months ago

Afternoon briefing: Ex-TMC MP gets rape threats for backing Kolkata protest; Thailand reports first Mpox case, and more

Hindustan Times

Former Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali actor Mimi Chakraborty claimed that she has received rape threats online for backing the cause of protesting doctors in Kolkata. Thailand has detected the fresh Mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Latest …

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4 months ago

Mpox: Thailand reports first case of ‘more dangerous' strain in a tourist

Hindustan Times

Mpox in Thailand updates: Thailand has detected the fresh Mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of Thailand's Department of Disease Control, speaks during a press conference following the suspected first case of the new more …

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4 months, 1 week ago

New deadly mpox strain likely to be in UK already, says diseases expert

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, days after WHO declared it a global health emergency

Hindustan Times

Pakistan has detected three cases of Mpox virus, previously known as monkeypox virus, the health department in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Friday, reported news agency Reuters. This comes two days after the World Health Organisation declared a global health emergency amid increasing cases of the disease in Africa. According to the director general of health services of Khyber …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo

New Indian Express

LONDON: Swedish health officials said Thursday they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency. Magnus Gisslen, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish health agency, said the person …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo

Associated Press

LONDON — Swedish health officials said Thursday they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency. Magnus Gisslen, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish health agency, said the …

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WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern

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

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

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

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

What’s mpox and what are the symptoms?

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

First case of new potentially deadly mpox strain Clade 1b detected in UK

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

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

First UK case of ultra-deadly monkeypox strain hits London patient

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

Mpox cases in Australia have risen by 570 per cent since July, but vaccination rates remain low

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

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

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

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

Mpox: Why TikTok conspiracy theorists are saying a “second lockdown” is going to happen.

Afternoon briefing: Ex-TMC MP gets rape threats for backing Kolkata protest; Thailand reports first Mpox case, and more

Mpox: Thailand reports first case of ‘more dangerous' strain in a tourist

New deadly mpox strain likely to be in UK already, says diseases expert

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, days after WHO declared it a global health emergency

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo