Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow ... - CBS News
WEB13 hours ago · October 5, 2024 / 11:24 AM EDT / CBS/AP. Congolese authorities began vaccination against mpox on Saturday, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African ...
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use | UN News
WEB1 day ago · 4 October 2024 Health. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the disease. The Alinity m MPXV assay is a real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test that enables detection of …
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow ... - ABC News
WEB14 hours ago · Congo, with about 30,000 suspected mpox cases and 859 deaths, accounts for more than 80% of all the cases and 99% of all the deaths reported in Africa this year. All of the Central African nation ...
Mpox is spreading rapidly. Here are the questions researchers are ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Even when not fatal, mpox can trigger fevers, aches and painful fluid-filled skin lesions. Growing mpox outbreak prompts WHO to declare global health emergency
WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of ... - UN News
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, as the...
WHO prequalifies the first vaccine against mpox
WEBSep 13, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list. The prequalification approval is expected to facilitate timely and increased access to this vital product in communities with urgent need, to reduce transmission and help contain the outbreak.
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR).
Mpox - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, fever, headache, muscle ache, back pain and low energy. Most people fully recover, but some get very sick. Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).
C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpox - The New York Times
WEBMay 16, 2024 · On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned of a deadlier version of mpox that is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged people at risk to be vaccinated as...
U.S. prepares for possible arrival of more severe strain of mpox - NBC News
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Senior Biden administration officials said Friday that the United States is preparing for the possible arrival of a more severe version of mpox, which has taken off in the Democratic Republic of...