Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east
Hospitals in eastern Congo, once leading the response to an mpox outbreak, are now struggling to detect and treat the ...
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Africa CDC’s Emergency Consultative Group Recommends Continuation of Mpox As a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security
The Emergency Consultative Group of Africa CDC, chaired by Professor Salim Abdool Karim, has recommended maintaining Mpox as a Public ...
Africa: ‘Fight Against Ebola Must Not Be At The Expense of Mpox’
The escalating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has affected testing for the infectious mpox virus ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels, M23, captured Goma in eastern Congo, holding a stadium rally to reassure residents and promising safety under ...
Africa: ‘No Marburg Confirmed In Tanzania’, But Mpox Remains ‘Public Health Emergency’
The Africa CDC is prepared to assist Tanzania and other countries in the region with suspected cases of Marburg Virus ...
Manitoba detects 1st confirmed case of recently identified mpox strain in Canada
Manitoba has confirmed the first case of clade Ib mpox, a strain of monkeypox, in Canada, linked to a travel-related ...
First known case of rare mpox strain confirmed in United States
The World Health Organization renamed monkeypox to 'mpox' to address complaints of racism and stigma, with the first U.S. case ...
New mpox variant identified in four UK patients in first cluster outside Africa
British health officials have identified four cases of a new, more infectious variant of mpox that originated in Congo, marking ...
Mpox Symptoms — What To Look For And How To Treat It
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed a single case of Clade Ib mpox in the UK, following the WHO ...
Yemen detainee appeal, Typhoon Yagi impacts, ease asylum seekers’ plight, mpox cash boost
More than 50 personnel from various organizations are being held by Houthi authorities in Sana’a, including four UN staff members ...
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