Congo To Kick Off New Round Of Mpox Vaccination
Mpox, also known as monkeypox, is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It spreads through close contact with ...
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DRC struggles to vaccinate against mpox as cases skyrocket
The Democratic Republic of Congo has struggled to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital, Kinshasa, due to a ...
Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source
It’s not yet certain which animals are the natural carriers. But, based on the available evidence, it is thought to be ...
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DR Congo capital Kinshasa waits on more mpox vaccines
The vaccine coordination chief said that he does not know when more jabs will arrive in the DRC, the epicentre of the current ...
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Cases of new mpox strain more than double among children in DR Congo and Burundi
The new and aggressive strain of the potentially deadly mpox virus is spreading rapidly among children in the Democratic ...
Arise13h
Russia Claims African, Ex-Soviet Nations Show Interest In Its Mpox Vaccine
Russia has claimed that there is an increased interest from African and ex-Soviet countries in its mpox vaccine, Orthopoxvac ...
Scientific American13d
The Virus That Causes Mpox Keeps Getting Better at Spreading in People
This strain has been detected in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Thailand, India, Germany and six African countries that had ...
The Herald-Zimbabwe10h
Africa’s Mpox cases surpass 50 000
Addis ABABA. - The African continent is still in the acute phase of the Mpox outbreak as the number of cases reported so far ...
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U.S. Response to Mpox in the DRC: Leveraging PEPFAR as a Global Health Security Asset
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has a unique role to play given the intersection of HIV and mpox, as well as the potential to leverage its platform in the Democratic Republic ...
Medical Xpress20d
Vaccinating children for mpox would significantly reduce deaths in the DRC, say researchers
More than 14,000 cases and 700 deaths from mpox occurred in the DRC in 2023, with 70% of those cases diagnosed in children. So far in 2024, Congolese authorities have reported more than 31,000 ...
What is the new potentially deadly mpox strain detected in the UK?
The first case of a new infectious and potentially deadly strain of mpox has been reported in the UK. The strain, known as ...
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DR Congo to kick off new round of mpox vaccination: health minister
KINSHASA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicenter of the ongoing mpox epidemic, will kick off a new round of vaccination, Health Minister Roger Kamba said late ...