Tag: mpox
Africa: 45,330 Cases and 1,014 Deaths From Mpox in 18 Countries
Africa has recorded 45,327 cases and 1,014 deaths from mpox since the beginning of 2024 in 18 countries on the continent, the African Union’s public health agency (AU) reported on Thursday. Related: Democratic Republic of Congo begins vaccination campaign against mpox virus As epidemiologist Ngashi Ngongo, head of the African Centers for Disease Control and […]
October 24, 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo begins vaccination campaign against mpox virus
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the focus of the current outbreak of mpox, began this Saturday the vaccination campaign against the disease in the province of North Kivu, in the northeast of the country. RELATED: DR Congo: First Batch of Mpox Vaccines Received The Congolese Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare […]
October 5, 2024
India: Second Case of Mpox is Confirmed in Kerala State
India confirmed on Wednesday its second case of mpox since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency last month, and it was detected in the south of the country in a man who had traveled to the United Arab Emirates. Related:DR Congo: First Batch of Mpox Vaccines Received “The disease has been confirmed […]
September 18, 2024
DR Congo: First Batch of Mpox Vaccines Received
According to a statement released Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), the DRC Ministry of Health plans to start rolling out the vaccines this weeken. On Thursday, a first batch of 99,100 doses of mpox vaccines was delivered to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicenter of the global health crisis. Related: […]
September 6, 2024
Africa: UN Sounds Alarm Over Surge in Mpox Cases
According to the UN agency, more than 3,800 confirmed cases have been recorded across Africa since January, with Burundi the second most affected country in the continent after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
September 4, 2024
Africa Waits for the Arrival of Vaccines While the Deceased for Mpox Rises to 622
More than 22,800 cases and at least 622 deaths from pox have been registered since last January in thirteen countries of Africa, confirmed on Tuesday the public health agency of the African Union (AU), waiting for the continent to receive vaccines against this disease formerly known as mpox. Related:Brazil: Health Authorities Investigates a Possible Case […]
August 27, 2024
Brazil: Health Authorities Investigates a Possible Case of Mpox in a Passenger Arriving in São Paulo
Brazilian health authorities are investigating a possible case of monkey pox after they identified a passenger who landed at the international airport of Guarulhos, in São Paulo, on Sunday with signs consistent with the disease, Official sources reported on Monday. Related:WHO Launches $135 Million Plan to Halt Mpox Transmission in Six Months The passenger arrived […]
August 26, 2024
WHO Launches $135 Million Plan to Halt Mpox Transmission in Six Months
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that the UN institution has drawn up a six-month plan to tackle outbreaks of mpox disease in Africa which requires 135 million dollars in aid. RELATED: DRC: Mpox Spreads Amid the Arrival of the First Vaccines WHO’s plan includes ramping […]
August 26, 2024
DRC: Mpox Spreads Amid the Arrival of the First Vaccines
“We have not yet started to vaccinate, we will in a few days,”
August 20, 2024
Netherlands on Alert for New Mpox Variant
On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. On Monday, the Dutch public health authority (RIVM) said that healthcare providers are on high alert for potential infections from a new variant of the mpox virus. RELATED: Latin America Still Does Not Report Cases of New Variant of […]