Kenya and Zambia battle mpox spikes as African countries manage multiple health threats
Though some of Africa’s biggest mpox hot spots continue to see downward trends, fresh spikes are occurring in other countries ...
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Mpox cases rise in handful of Africa’s outbreak countries
Though cases are falling in two of the region's high-burden countries, officials from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and ...
Researchers report mpox DNA, live virus on surfaces and in air from patients’ rooms
A study conducted in UK hospitals found mpox virus (MPXV) clade 1b DNA in 73% of surface samples and 7% of air ...
WHO extends mpox emergency as more transmissible clade 1a variant identified in DR Congo
Following a meeting of its mpox emergency committee yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) today accepted the experts' recommendation that ...
Case study: Mpox in nursing home worker resulted in no spread
adogslifephoto / iStock Nearly 30% of cats and dogs belonging to COVID-infected patients in central Texas tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 ...
Africa CDC says mpox outbreak could grow in DR Congo conflict zone
Yesterday during a briefing, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director-General Jean Kaseya, MD, MPH provided a ...
Sierra Leone reports first case of mpox
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of mpox since the world's highest alert level ...
Belgium becomes 8th non-African country to confirm clade 1b mpox case
NIAID / Flickr cc For the first time, Belgium has confirmed a case of clade 1b mpox case, becoming the ...
WHO grants emergency listing for Japan’s LC16 mpox vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that it has granted emergency use listing for Japan’s LC16m8 mpox vaccine, the ...
First U.S. case of new mpox strain clade Ib detected in California
California has detected the country’s first case of a new mpox strain that is spreading from person to person. The ...
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