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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.
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.
As Cases Surge, First Mpox Diagnostic Test is Approved by WHO
A viral disease now known as mpox has been spreading infecting people at increasingly higher rates. It causes fever, chills, body aches, and skin lesions; | Clinical And Molecular Dx
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.
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test
The agency declared the disease a global health emergency in August after a new deadly strain began spreading in Africa.
WHO approves 1st mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief said Friday that the UN agency has approved the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for emergency use. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' announcement came on X,
WHO approves Abbott’s mpox test for emergency use
This first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) listed under WHO’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure is an important step in improving global access to mpox testing. WHO Access to
Mpox: symptoms to look out for as vaccine programme begins in DRC after global emergency declared by WHO
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The end of smallpox was ... the beginning for mpox
Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here's the story — starting with ...
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WHO pandemic threat director: Here’s what needs to happen to combat mpox
Van Kerkhove is interim director of the Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management, Health Emergencies Programme, World Health Organization. There is a pervasive myth that the ...
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Mpox Emerges Behind Bars: Uganda's Health Challenge Intensifies
A case of mpox has surfaced in Nakasongola jail, central Uganda. The outbreak, originating in the Democratic Republic of ...
One mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says
A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the ...
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WHO’s slow mpox response calls for a rethink
One of the World Health Organization’s most important jobs is managing viral outbreaks. The rapid spread of mpox, a disease related to smallpox, is a reminder of its shortcomings. Although ...
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Ghana’s Battle Against Mpox Continues
Ghana has confirmed its second Mpox case, following the diagnosis of a 15-year-old boy in September. The latest case involves ...