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...
Mpox is spreading rapidly. Here are the questions researchers are ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Around 18,000 suspected cases of mpox, many of them among children, and at least 600 deaths potentially attributable to the disease have been reported this year in the DRC alone.
US is beefing up mpox testing, vaccine access against new strain ...
WEBCHICAGO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The United States has beefed up testing and surveillance for a new strain of mpox and has ensured that vaccines are readily available at local pharmacies and community...
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...
Deadlier strain of mpox spreads to more countries, raising officials ...
WEBAug 7, 2024 · Cases of a deadlier strain of mpox have been confirmed in four more? countries in Africa, raising alarm among health officials around the world.
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency | CNN
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. WHO convened its emergency committee amid concerns that a deadlier strain...
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 27, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed.
WHO Director-General declares mpox outbreak a public health …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · In July 2022, the multi-country outbreak of mpox was declared a PHEIC as it spread rapidly via sexual contact across a range of countries where the virus had not been seen before. That PHEIC was declared over in May 2023 after there had been a sustained decline in global cases.
WHO declares Mpox global health emergency - BBC
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease - formerly known as ...
What is mpox and why has the WHO declared it a public health …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · What is mpox? Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through close contact, including sexual contact. It causes flu-like symptoms, including fever, chills and muscle aches, as well as lesions...