US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler
Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.
Nov 17, 2024
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Disease or Syndrome: Smallpox
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Potential single-dose smallpox and mpox vaccine moves forward
Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of serious side effects; the other, which is newer and made with replication deficient virus, has ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak
Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever that has no authorized vaccine or treatment.
Sep 30, 2024
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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard.
Sep 19, 2024
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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa.
Sep 13, 2024
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Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable
African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as "not acceptable."
Sep 12, 2024
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Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency's first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days.
Aug 30, 2024
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Africa's mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world's inability to stop epidemics, experts say
The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization's emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community's inability to stop sporadic epidemics among ...
Aug 27, 2024
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WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped
The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, including ramping up staffing in affected countries and boosting surveillance, prevention and response strategies.
Aug 26, 2024
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Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines
Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its "growing" threat on the continent. The World Health Organization ...
Aug 21, 2024
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