Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mpox vaccine maker seeks approval for use in teens

Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Friday it was seeking European approval to use its mpox vaccine in children aged 12 to 17, after the WHO declared the current virus surge a global public health emergency.

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China to screen arrivals for mpox symptoms

China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency.

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Nigeria records 39 mpox cases this year

Nigeria has recorded 39 cases of mpox since the beginning of the year, a health official said as concern mounts over the global spread of the disease.

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Africa mpox resurgence fuels alarm

Two years after a global outbreak, fears are rife that a new strain of mpox—previously known as monkeypox—identified in DR Congo and now also in several neighboring countries could further spread.