What is mpox? Symptoms, transmission and available vaccines
When will the DRC get more vaccines? Health authorities in the DRC have said they will need around 3.5 million doses to protect its population, though supplies in the vast….
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U.S. boosts passenger screening as Africa grapples with deadly Marburg and mpox outbreaks
Johannesburg — After the world was caught largely unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists warned that lessons must be learned. Now, two more viral outbreaks are giving health officials sleepless….
We ‘cannot be complacent’ about mpox threat, warns Anneliese Dodds
Dr Leandre Murhula Masirika, a research coordinator in the health department in South Kivu province, also suggested the vaccine rollout may not be easy. The shot currently available, made by….
Major mpox vaccination drive set to begin as virus spreads in DRC capital
International spread But while the virus in Kinshasa ups the stakes, clade 1b has already seeped across international borders. Since the WHO declared a global health crisis in August, cases….
More than 100 people die from mpox in one week as outbreak spirals across Africa
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, became a major focus when it lapped the globe in 2022, predominantly in gay and bisexual men. But while that epidemic was caused by clade….
EU-donated mpox vaccines arrive in DRC after WHO declared health emergency
The 100,000 doses of the MVA-BN vaccine, manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic, have been donated through HERA, the EU’s agency for health emergencies. ADVERTISEMENT The first batch of….
First mpox vaccines arrive in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo received its first shipment of mpox vaccines today, three weeks after the UN declared a public health emergency over the spread of a new, dangerous strain of….
Congo gets first desperately needed mpox vaccines, but vaccination campaign faces huge challenges
Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency declared over a still-growing mpox outbreak, received a first delivery of 99,000 vaccines for the….
New Mpox strain ‘may already be spreading in Europe’
The new more dangerous variant of mpox may already be spreading in Europe, scientists have warned, after the first case in Europe was reported on Thursday. Europe’s top health agency….
What is Mpox? Symptoms, transmission and available vaccines
The pathogen enters the body through broken skin, the respiratory tract or the mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, mouth, rectum and anus. The main animal source of the disease….