EU sends first load of mpox vaccines to Congo
The European Union has delivered the first batch of 100,000 Mpox vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicenter of the new mpox "clade 1b" strain. The EU plans to…
Mpox outbreak in DR Congo hits children hardest
The resurgence of mpox has sparked global concern, particularly with the emergence of a more deadly variant. The current outbreak is posing a serious challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially…
A knowledge gap could complicate the fight against mpox
The World Health Organization has declared mpox a global public health emergency – but experts say more needs to be done to get potentially life-saving knowledge around the disease to those who…
Mpox: Thai authorities suspect first case
The patient is a European who recently arrived from a trip to Africa. Health officials believe it is a case of the more dangerous Clade 1b variant.…
EU health agency prepares for rise in imported mpox cases
After the first reported case of mpox in Sweden, the European Union's health agency has asked member states to issue travel warnings for African countries at the center of the recent outbreak.…
Mpox: WHO director declares public health emergency
The World Health Organization's director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the recent mpox outbreak in Central Africa is a public health emergency of international concern.…
ACDC sounds alarm over mpox outbreak
Africa's main public health body has declared a continental emergency over an agressive strain of the mpox virus. Tens of thousands of people have been infected in an outbreak that began in…
Africa mpox outbreak: WHO declares global emergency
The World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency in response to an mpox outbreak in Central Africa. The virus's new, highly infectious strain was first detected in the Democratic…
W.H.O : Mpox is global health emergency
World's Health organization Director-General has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency…