More than 18,700 mpox cases detected in Africa since January: Health agency
Saturday, 17 August 2024 () The African Union health agency reported 18,737 suspected or confirmed mpox cases in Africa this year, including 1,200 in one week. The Democratic Republic of Congo, hardest hit, saw 1,005 cases and 24 deaths recently. Across 12 African Union states, 3,101 confirmed and 15,636 suspected cases were reported, resulting in 541 deaths. WHO declared an international health emergency for the new Clade 1b strain.
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is now being declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. This is the highest level of alarm available under international law, sparked by..
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Mpox a global health emergency for the second time in two years, following a similar move by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. This..
The World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency, following an outbreak of a new strain of the mpox virus in the continent of Africa. The virus - formerly known as monkeypox..
The WHO on Thursday warned further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection... IndiaTimes
A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the... SeattlePI.com
In a significant move to curb the rising threat of mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing outbreak a global public health emergency.... IndiaVision
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