Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO calls emergency committee on mpox spread

The World Health Organization's chief announced Wednesday he was urgently convening an expert committee to advise on whether the growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Inactive bird flu virus found in 17% of US dairy foods in study

One in six dairy products in U.S. retail stores contained signs of inactive bird flu virus this summer, regulators said, slightly lower than the numbers seen in a different survey when the pathogen was first found in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Africa's CDC declares mpox a public health emergency

The African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a "clarion call for action".

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