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1 week, 4 days ago

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

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 …

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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 …

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2 weeks, 6 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 …

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2 weeks, 6 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 …

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2 weeks, 6 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 …

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1 month, 1 week 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Framework unveiled to strengthen surveillance

China Daily

In response to the challenge of the emerging and reemerging infectious diseases across the continent, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, or Africa CDC, has developed a continental strategic framework to strengthen cross-border surveillance, coordination and information sharing among African Union member states. The framework will enhance coordination and governance, build capacities at points of entry, improve data-sharing mechanisms, …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala reports second Mpox case

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health department has confirmed Mpox on a 26-year-old youth who returned from UAE, in Ernakulam on Friday. This is the second Mpox cases in the state and third in the country this year. The department also plans to update the guidelines for prevention and effective treatment of Mpox in the state. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral …

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3 months ago

Kerala to release Mpox prevention guidelines after man tests positive for fast-spreading Clade 1b strain

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It has been identified that the 38-year-old man from Edavanna in Malappuram--who is under treatment for mpox--is infected with the Clade 1b strain of the virus, making him the first such case in the country. In a statement, the minister said that updated guidelines would be released for prevention and effective treatment of mpox in the state. She advised …

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3 months ago

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

The Independent

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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; …

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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 …

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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 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

ABC

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday. "This is something that should concern us all … The potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is very worrying," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The Africa CDC previously said mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in …

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4 months, 1 week ago

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

Associated Press

LONDON — The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. The Africa CDC previously said mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in 13 countries this year, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?

Associated Press

LONDON — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. That makes it harder to spot, meaning people might also sicken others without knowing they’re infected, said Dr. Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, a Congolese researcher who led the research into the new …

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4 months, 1 week ago

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency for second time in two years

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, as global public health emergency for the second time in two years. The WHO had earlier declared Mpox as global public health emergency in July 2022 when the outbreak had affected over 1 lakh people, mainly gay and bisexual men, in 116 countries, and killed nearly 200 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

A new global mpox emergency: Where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?

LA Times

The 2022 outbreak of mpox in dozens of countries was largely shut down with the use of vaccines and treatments in rich countries. The World Health Organization has declared that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning a deadlier version of the virus might spill broadly across international borders. That makes it harder to …

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1 year, 7 months ago

The CDC is worried about a mpox rebound and urges people to get vaccinated

NPR

The CDC is worried about a mpox rebound and urges people to get vaccinated Enlarge this image toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Lynne Sladky/AP When the JYNNEOS vaccine for mpox rolled out last summer, health officials believed it would work. The research was published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine and the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly, Sponsor …

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2 years ago

Africa to receive first batch of 50,000 mpox vaccines

Al Jazeera

Doses will be used first for health workers and people living in hardest-hit areas, especially in DRC, Ghana and Nigeria. The African continent is set to receive its first batch of mpox vaccines, 50,000 doses in all, as a donation from South Korea, according to the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Acting CDC Director Ahmed Ogwell noted that …

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

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

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

Mpox response paying off in Africa

Mpox response paying off in Africa

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

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

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

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa

Framework unveiled to strengthen surveillance

Kerala reports second Mpox case

Kerala to release Mpox prevention guidelines after man tests positive for fast-spreading Clade 1b strain

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

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

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

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

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency for second time in two years

A new global mpox emergency: Where are the outbreaks and what is the WHO doing?

The CDC is worried about a mpox rebound and urges people to get vaccinated

Africa to receive first batch of 50,000 mpox vaccines