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Global Mpox Outbreak

Africa To Receive First Mpox Vaccines This Week After Delays

28 Aug 2024

Vaccines Donated by the US Arriving Amidst Global Health Criticism Africa will finally receive its first batch of mpox vaccines this week, weeks after they became available in other regions. The 10,000 doses, donated by the United States, are intended to address a new, dangerous variant of the virus formerly...

Key Drug Used in Recent Mpox Outbreak Found Ineffective Against Deadly Clade-1 Strain

17 Aug 2024

Recent research reveals that the antiviral drug tecovirimat, used during the global mpox outbreak in 2022-23, did not significantly reduce the duration of sores for those infected with the Clade 1 strain of the mpox virus. This strain has been prevalent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since...

WHO Convenes Emergency Meeting On Global Mpox Outbreak Concerns

07 Aug 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an emergency meeting to evaluate whether the spread of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, constitutes a global public health emergency. This announcement follows the detection of cases beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising international alarm. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated, “We...