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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency.

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Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox nearly two months after the disease outbreak was declared a global emergency

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Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

By Djaffar Al Katanty GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese health officials launched their first mpox vaccination campaign on Saturday, a key step in efforts to contain an outbreak that has spread from its epicentre in the Democratic Republic of Congo to numerous other African nations this year.

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WHO approves emergency use of first mpox test

The World Health Organization said Thursday it approved the first mpox invitro diagnostic for emergency use. The Affinity m MPXV assay, made by Abbott Molecular, will expand global diagnostic capacity.

BBC on MSN · 1d

WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus. The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs.

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WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

The World Health Organization authorized Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday, the first such approval in the agency's effort to bolster testing capabilities in countries facing outbreaks of the disease.

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Mpox epidemic: from first cases to vaccinations

As the Democratic Republic of Congo launches a vaccination campaign amid a flare-up of the sometimes deadly illness mpox, AFP ...

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Mpox vaccine protection fades within 1 year, boosters needed

Antibodies provided by mpox vaccination all but disappear within six to 12 months, new research finds, underscoring the need ...

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Bavarian Nordic’s Mpox Shot Shows Antibody Responses Wane After 6 to 12 Months: Study

While a JAMA study found a decline in mpox antibody responses after vaccination, a University of Oxford expert cautioned that ...

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Government should increase efforts to stop Mpox

Public places should also restore the use of hand washing facilities installed during the Covid-19 pandemic because it will ...

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Mpox vaccine immunity appears to wane within one year, researchers warn

Researchers said booster shots may be required for people immunised against mpox in 2022, but larger studies are needed to ...

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Ghana reports first mpox case of the year

In other mpox developments, Africa CDC noted a worrying rise in Kinshasa and the WHO listed the first mpox test for emergency ...

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Comienza vacunación contra viruela símica en el Congo para contener emergencia global

Las autoridades de la República Democrática del Congo comenzaron el sábado con la campaña de vacunación contra la viruela símica, cerca de dos meses después de que el brote de la enfermedad que se pro ...

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