Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source
It’s not yet certain which animals are the natural carriers. But, based on the available evidence, it is thought to be ...
Africa faces acute Mpox outbreak as cases surpass 50,000: Africa CDC
The African continent is still in the acute phase of the Mpox outbreak as the number of cases reported so far this year ...
WHO convening emergency mpox meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring ...
Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated Congo needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the ...
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WHO, Africa CDC strengthen Mpox vaccination in Nigeria, 16 other countries
The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the ...
Why Mpox variant spread for first time outside Africa in UK – and how you can catch it
South Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Rwanda and Uganda. Isolated cases have also been detected in Sweden, Thailand, India, and Germany in individuals with recent travel history to Africa. The ...
Mpox vaccine doses divvied up for 9 African countries
An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for nine countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organizations say.
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Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond
No FDA-approved rapid tests exist that specifically test for H5N1, and the first near-point-of-care test for mpox was ...