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Geneva, Switzerland: The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified a mpox vaccine — a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa. The announcement came on the heels of the arrival of the first MVA-BN vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
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The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. File | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations health agency said on Friday (October 4, 2024) 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 Africa from mpox, where…
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The World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. File | Photo Credit: AP In an important move to improve global access to Mpox testing, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first Mpox in vitro diagnostic under its Emergency Use Listing procedure. “The approval for emergency use of the Alinity m MPXV assay, manufactured…
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Mpox has symptoms similar to smallpox, although less severe, according to WHO. (File) New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that droplets were a “minor” route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research is required to understand how the virus spreads. The UN health agency declared mpox a…
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This file picture shows doses of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against Monkeypox virus. | Photo Credit: AFP Thailand on Wednesday (August 21, 2024) reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency. Also read:Risk of large outbreak of…
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A health worker speaks to women about mpox prevention at a clinic in Munigi, eastern Congo. | Photo Credit: AP Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States, the country’s health minister said Monday, days after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in Africa…
The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats. Mpox was discovered in 1958 (in captive monkeys, hence the original misnomer “monkeypox”) and the first human case was identified in 1970. Then for…
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Sweden on Thursday announced the first such case outside Africa. (Representational) Stockholm: The World Health Organization said more imported Clade 1 mpox cases were likely to be confirmed in Europe soon, after Sweden on Thursday announced the first such case outside Africa. “The confirmation of mpox Clade 1 in Sweden is a clear reflection of…
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The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency | Photo Credit: AP Sweden said on Thursday (August 15, 2024) it had confirmed a first case of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact. Earlier on Thursday (August 15, 2024), the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency…
The DRC is made up of 26 provinces and has a population of around 100 million. (File) DR Congo: An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of the year, with all provinces affected by the virus, the health minister said on Thursday in a statement. The…
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