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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot
Congo town becomes mpox hot spot
KAMITUGA, Congo -- Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter's grave. The 1-month-old died of mpox in eastern Congo in August, but Wisoba, 21, was too traumatized to attend the funeral.
Congo gold mining town becomes mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
Health officials have zeroed in on Kamituga, a remote yet bustling gold mining town of some 300,000 people that attracts miners, sex workers and traders who are constantly on the move. Cases from other parts of eastern Congo can be traced back here, officials say, with the first originating in the nightclub scene.
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
Congo's South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization has called a global health emergency.
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.
Australian Associated Press
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Claimed link between mpox and COVID vaccines is ‘scientifically baseless’
Social media users are falsely claiming that there is no mpox outbreak in Africa and that it is instead just an effort to ...
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Mpox virus testing to drive South Korea PCR systems market at 5% CAGR through 2033: GlobalData
The development of Seegene's Novaplex Mpox PCR test assays, intended for research use, comes at a pivotal moment in the ...
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UNICEF Puts Children Front And Center In Mpox Response
UNICEF and partners are scaling up the emergency response in the DRC, Burundi and other countries in Africa, but more donor ...
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Fighting mpox stigma key to ending Burundi outbreak quickly, UNICEF says
It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a U.N. health official said on Friday, but progress in ...
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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 ...
Science News
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Vaccines for mpox are finally reaching Africa. But questions about the virus remain
With concerns that mpox may now spread more easily and be more severe, researchers warn that failing to curb the outbreak means “nobody is safe.” ...
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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) ...
DPA International on MSN
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EU extends authorization of the mpox vaccine to adolescents
The European Commission on Friday extended the authorization of the Imvanex mpox vaccine to teenagers aged 12 to 17.
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How is the Mpox outbreak disrupting business in Africa?
The Mpox outbreak was declared a public health emergency in August 2024. Since then, more than 29,000 cases and 738 deaths have been reported across 15 Africa Union member states, according to the ...
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Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents
Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU's drug regulator for use in adolescents, bolstering ...
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