Mpox

Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo’s mpox outbreak

KAMITUGA, Congo -- It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said,…

2 months ago

First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo -- Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the…

2 months ago

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrives in Congo's capital three weeks after WHO declares the virus a global emergency.

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrives in Congo's capital three weeks after WHO declares the virus a global emergency.

3 months ago

Principal Secretary to PM reviews Mpox situation in country

New Delhi: P. K. Mishra, principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reviewed the Mpox situation in the country after…

3 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday…

3 months ago

Mpox New Strain Reported in Sweden, Marks the First Case Outside of Africa

Sweden has reported its first case of clade 1 mpox (previously known as monkeypox), a more severe variant of the…

3 months ago

Is mpox virus a pandemic? What to know about monkeypox outbreak

2024-08-20 04:20:02 An mpox outbreak, formerly known as monkeypox, has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global emergency…

3 months ago

Pakistan’s health ministry confirms a case of mpox but more tests are being done for its variant

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan’s health ministry said Friday it has identified a case of mpox, but sequencing is being done…

3 months ago

New York State Department of Health Urges New Yorkers to Remain Vigilant As Mpox Variant Clade I Circulates In Central Africa

2024-08-16 18:00:01 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Issued a Nationwide Health Alert Detailing Mpox Clade I Concerns Mpox…

3 months ago

Mpox outbreak in DR Congo: What to know | Doctors Without Borders

2024-08-16 08:00:02 Since mid-June, one of our teams has been supporting Uvira health zone in South Kivu, and assisting the…

3 months ago

What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?

2024-08-16 07:45:03 CNN  —  The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health…

3 months ago

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency

2024-08-16 05:00:03 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency…

3 months ago

Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain circulating in Africa

2024-08-16 02:10:02 Sweden said Thursday that it had confirmed a case of the more contagious version of mpox currently circulating…

3 months ago

Health emergency: What is mpox and where are the outbreaks?

2024-08-15 23:25:03 LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is…

3 months ago

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Emergency

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global…

3 months ago

World Health Organization says mpox is now a global emergency, with cases in 13 African countries and new form spreading

World Health Organization says mpox is now a global emergency, with cases in 13 African countries and new form spreading

3 months ago

What is monkeypox? WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency

2024-08-15 05:10:02 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in Africa.The…

3 months ago

WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

2024-08-15 05:00:02 WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of…

3 months ago

Monkeypox: WHO, Africa’s CDC declare mpox a public health emergency. Will it change anything?

2024-08-15 03:10:02 The World Health Organization has declared mpox an international public health emergency for the second time in two…

3 months ago

WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain spreads in Africa

2024-08-15 01:05:01 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on…

3 months ago