Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox diagnostic test
MOROCCO - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the first diagnostic test for mpox made in ...
Africa CDC Endorses First Locally Made Mpox Test
The African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbreak on the continent.
Russia says African, ex-Soviet countries interested in its mpox vaccine
Several African and ex-Soviet countries have expressed interest in buying Russia's vaccine against smallpox and mpox viruses, ...
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Morocco's first PCR test for mpox endorsed by Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, through its Diagnostic Advisory Committee (DAC), has recommended the ...
‘Been a long time since I felt that way’: Sexually transmitted infection numbers provide new hope
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Tuesday shows meaningful declines in STI rates between 2022 ...
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Potential single-dose smallpox and mpox vaccine moves forward
An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...
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9 Mpox Myths to Stop Believing, Including a Major One About Symptoms
In response, WHO has released a preparedness and response plan, and the U.S. government has announces plans to increase ...
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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 ...
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Mpox Cases in Congo's Epicenter, Where New Variant Was Detected, May Be 'Plateauing'
Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be "plateauing," ...
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Last patient discharged from treatment in Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak
Rwanda’s last Marburg virus patient was discharged from the hospital on November 8, starting a 42-day countdown until the ...
WHO convening emergency mpox meeting
The World Health Organization will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring in ...
WHO says mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter where the new variant was detected may be ‘plateauing’
The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first ...