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Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond
No FDA-approved rapid tests exist that specifically test for H5N1, and the first near-point-of-care test for mpox was ...
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9 Mpox Myths to Stop Believing, Including a Major One About Symptoms
In Africa, a different variant of mpox is proving more deadly, with a mortality rate at around 5%, compared with the 2022 ...
WHO convening emergency mpox meeting
The World Health Organization will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring in ...
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UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...
More Mpox Mutations Further Raise Spread Risks, Africa CDC Says
Mpox strains are still mutating, further raising the risk of spread both in Africa and globally, Africa Centres for Disease ...
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WHO, Africa CDC strengthen Mpox vaccination in Nigeria, 16 other countries
The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the ...
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Africa CDC launches trial of smallpox drug for mpox
The trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in partnership with Emergent BioSolutions.
Africa faces acute Mpox outbreak as cases surpass 50,000: Africa CDC
The African continent is still in the acute phase of the Mpox outbreak as the number of cases reported so far this year ...
WHO to convene emergency meeting on mpox on Nov. 22
The World Health Organization will convene a meeting of its Emergency Committee next week to determine whether mpox remains a ...
WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'
The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in ...
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Deadly New Mpox Strain Reported In UK, First Cluster Detected Outside Africa- Is International Travel Safe Amid Outbreak?
The UK has reported its first cluster of a new, more infectious mpox variant outside Africa with four cases identified.