New case of dangerous clade 1b strain brings total to four
Another case of the new, mutant strain of mpox has been detected in London, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced. The total number of UK cases confirmed of….
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Two more cases of more dangerous clade 1b mpox found in UK
Two more cases of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox have been detected in London, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The two patients have been placed….
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….
First Mpox clade 1b case confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency
The first case of a new, more dangerous strain of mpox has been found in Britain, the UK Health Security Agency has said. The patient has been transferred to a….
Germany detects first case of dangerous new mpox strain
Germany has detected its first case of the dangerous new strain of mpox currently raging in central Africa. In a statement, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health confirmed….
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….
Why the next pandemic may ‘catch us napping’ despite all we’ve learned from Covid
But while great scientific and technological strides were made when countries came together to fight Covid-19, epidemics are even more likely to occur today – epidemics for which the world….
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….
India confirms first case of dangerous new mpox strain
A milder strain of mpox sparked an international health emergency in 2022, when it spread to more than 100 countries, mainly between men who have sex with men. Given that….
Apathy and ignorance towards bird flu and mpox prove we learnt nothing from Covid, say virologists
Prof Salim Abdool Karim, director of Centre for the Aids Programme of Research in South Africa, acted as his government’s top adviser during the pandemic and said science had progressed,….