Mpox vaccines arrive in Congo, but not fast enough as the ... - CBS News
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Congo health officials have confirmed more than 22,000 mpox cases in the country and more than 716 deaths from the disease this year. But experts believe very low testing rates and...
What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning? | CNN
WEBAug 15, 2024 · A deadlier strain of the virus, clade Ib, is spreading quickly in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has reached at least four previously unaffected countries in Africa. The risk of additional...
Congo begins mpox vaccinations in effort to slow outbreaks - Los ...
WEB3 days 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 outbreaks in Africa declared global health emergency by …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a...
New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' - BBC News
WEBJun 26, 2024 · A new strain of the mpox virus spreading quickly along the eastern border of Democratic Republic of Congo is "incredibly worrying", say health officials monitoring its spread. The virus, which...
C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpox - The New York Times
WEBMay 16, 2024 · A deadlier version of the infectious disease is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo, while the type that caused a 2022 outbreak among gay and bisexual men is regaining strength.
DR Congo: Conflict escalation linked to deadly Mpox threat
WEBJul 12, 2024 · At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where a neglected health emergency continues to unfold at an alarming rate,...
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health ... - AP News
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency. Cases are confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries, and a new form of the virus is spreading.
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for ... - NBC News
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic...
After COVID and Ebola, doctors take on mpox amid conflict in …
WEB19 Aug 2024. 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, and Congolese medics are already...