pharmaphorum2d
Mpox is on the rise again as outbreak gathers pace
The original mpox outbreak began in 2022, but case numbers have rumbled on, despite countermeasures. Ben Hargreaves finds that a new variant of the virus is spreading more rapidly, and the ...
The Peninsula4d
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test
Geneva: The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks. More than 800 people have died across ...
pharmaphorum2d
As WHO calls mpox emergency, NIH says only drug ineffective
The only antiviral recognised as an mpox treatment was unable to shorten the time to resolution of lesions in a trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicentre of an outbreak ...
The Peninsula3d
DR Congo launches mpox vaccination operation
Goma, DR Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma ...
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Important Dates
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UN appeals for $58.8m to fight mpox
A nurse takes a sample from a suspected mpox patient at a hospital in South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Aug 29. ARLETTE BASHIZI/REUTERS The United Nations Children's Fund ...
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Ghana Reports First Mpox Case: Global Concerns Persist
Ghana has registered its first mpox case this year, sparking global concern about the swiftly spreading virus. Health authorities are testing to identify the variant. The World Health Organization ...
devdiscourse2d
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it has approved the first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, which will boost diagnostic capacity in countries facing outbreaks of the ...
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Rapid spread of Mpox across Africa concerning – Cyril Ramaphosa
In my role as the African Union (AU) Champion on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPPR), I have been closely monitoring the evolving Mpox situation, regularly briefed by the Director ...
The GW Hatchet5d
CCAS hires 10 faculty members ahead of fall semester
SMPA appointed Eli Kintisch to serve as the next endowed Ted Turner Professor of Environmental Media. John Sutter served as the inaugural holder of the professorship from January 2023 until the end of ...
The GW Hatchet5d
Nearly 7,500 students used fall Pass/No Pass or Credit/No Credit policy: officials
Officials said almost 7,500 students used the Pass/No Pass or Credit/No Credit options for one or more of their classes last semester. University spokesperson Crystal Nosal said 4,565 undergraduate ...