What is mpox and how do you protect yourself? | Health
NewsFeedThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says mpox has been detected in at least 13 African countries, and cases have been confirmed in…
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in eastern DRC | Health News
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It’s dawn at the mpox treatment site at Nyiragongo General Referral Hospital, north of the city of Goma,…
How far has mpox spread and how can you protect yourself? | Health News
At least two countries outside of Africa have reported mpox cases after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the virus had become a “public…
Europe’s CDC releases mpox risk assessment after Swedish case detected
The European Center for Disease Control and Prevention Friday released a risk assessment and guidance for mpox. It came one day after the first mpox…
Mpox cases confirmed in Europe, Asia amid global ‘public health emergency’ | Health
NewsFeedExperts say the ‘clade one’ mpox variant at the centre of a newly declared global health emergency is deadlier than a strain that spread two…
Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside Africa | Health News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Swedish officials say they have registered the first case outside Africa of the more dangerous variant of mpox.Sweden says it has confirmed a first…
What is mpox, what countries is it in and how do you catch it?
ReutersOutbreaks in DR Congo have affected children as well as adultsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a…
What is mpox and why has WHO declared it a global health emergency? | Health News
For the second time since 2022, mpox has been declared a global health emergency as the virus spreads rapidly across the African continent and risks…
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency | World Health Organization News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant…
World Health Organization to decide whether mpox is a global emergency
An independent committee will meet Wednesday to advise the World Health Organization on whether mpox should be declared a global health emergency. File Photo by…
Africa CDC declares mpox a public health emergency | Health News
Africa’s top public health body acts over outbreak of mpox that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.The African Union’s health watchdog…
Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic. The race is on to contain the spread
Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in…
WHO calls emergency meeting to discuss jump in mpox cases from DRC | Health News
Nearly 27,000 cases of mpox have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with about 1,100 deaths.The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an…
Where and why is mpox disease spreading in the DRC? | Health News
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing the biggest outbreak of the viral mpox disease ever recorded, with tens of thousands of people infected…