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Congo gold-mining town is mpox hot spot

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Africa, until a 2022 outbreak reached more than 70 countries.

Outlookindia · 1h

Mpox Outbreak: Gold Mining Town New Epicentre In Congo; India's Kerala Traces Infected Man's Recent Contacts

Health Minister of Indian state of Kerala, Veena George, said on Thursday that genome sequencing will be conducted to identify the variant of the virus that the person diagnosed with monkeypox (mpox) in the state has contracted.

The Mirror · 20h

Mpox outbreak horror as new strain tears through mining town

Miners, sex workers and traders pass through the remote town of Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been singled out as a major infection hotspot in the mpox outbreak

english.mathrubhumi · 1d

Inside Kamituga, the gold mining town which is today epicentre of Mpox

A new strain of mpox is ravaging eastern Congo, particularly affecting children and pregnant women. The lack of funding, vaccines, and public awareness is hindering containment efforts.

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The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria. Dr.

Reuters on MSN · 15h

Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC

The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing in several countries.

DPA International on MSN · 14h

Health authority says mpox not under control in Africa

Mpox is not under control in Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Within a week, almost 3,000 new suspected cases of the disease were reported in Africa,

Bavarian Nordic Gets EMA Approval Of Mpox Vaccine

Reuters on MSN · 14h

Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents

LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU's drug regulator for use in adolescents, bolstering the case for using the shot in the 12 to 17 age group to contain an outbreak in parts of Africa.

Business Insider · 15h

Bavarian Nordic Gets EMA Approval Of Mpox Vaccine For Adolescents

Thursday said that the European Commission has adopted the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommendation for the approval of a type II variation for IMVANEX smallpox and mpox vaccine.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 15h

Bavarian Nordic mpox shot gains approval for adolescents in EU

The European Commission has approved Bavarian Nordic's (OTCPK:BVNRY)(OTCPK:BVNKF) mpox shot for adolescents between 12 and 17 years old. Approval was based on data from a clinical study of more than 300 adolescents and 200 adults that found non-inferior immune responses and similar safety profile between both age groups after two standard doses

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of ...

Patients desperately wait for mpox vaccine at South Kivu Province clinic

Congo's South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization ...

The Daily Item13h

Omer: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?

Saad B. Omer Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is back in the news. As of early September, the World Health Organization has ...

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Posts Sharing Mpox Misinformation Recycle Claims from Prior Viral Outbreaks

Responding to rising mpox cases in Africa, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international ...

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Kerala identifies 23 people on contact list of mpox patient to contain spread; health ministry to conduct genome sequencing

The minister said that everyone who came into touch with the Mpox patient has been located, reassuring everyone that there is ...

Science News1d

Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain

When the virus that causes mpox jumped onto the international stage in 2022, countries around the world, including the United States, turned to vaccines targeting the closely related smallpox virus ...

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Congo is struggling to contain mpox

Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly ...

Mpox cases linked to Queentown’s Winter Pride Festival more than double

Health NZ has confirmed six more cases of mpox linked to Queentown’s Winter Pride Festival, bringing the total to 11. Cases ...

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