Mpox vaccination shortage delays Kinshasa's drive against outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital Kinshasa due to a shortage ...
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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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Cases of new mpox strain more than double among children in DR Congo and Burundi
As of 3 November, cases among children in the DRC had increased by over 130% from about 11,300 suspected cases to 25,600, while in Burundi, mpox has risen from 89 confirmed child cases to around 1,100 ...
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 ...
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Mpox vaccine’s high cost concerning: Health experts
Private insurance companies in the U.S. aren’t required to cover the cost of the mpox vaccine, which costs $270 a dose.
WHO convening emergency mpox meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring ...
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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 ...
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WHO to Reassess Mpox Global Health Crisis Status
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to hold a crucial meeting of its Emergency Committee to decide if mpox still ...
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Additional case of new mpox strain detected in Britain for a total of four
An additional case of a new strain of mpox has been detected in Britain, bringing the total number of infections in the ...
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 ...
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9 Mpox Myths to Stop Believing, Including a Major One About Symptoms
When news spread this summer that there have been new outbreaks of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), many of us had the ...