Tag: Mpox
Doctors Without Borders’ concern over MPOX in Tshopo
MPOX has been taking its toll in the DRC’s largest province for over a year, even before the current outbreak resurfaced on the continent. Tshopo alone currently accounts for more…
Mpox virus in France: cases in September, what are the symptoms?
14 new cases of the Mpox virus have been recorded in one week, warns Public Health France. The spread of the Mpox virus is being monitored very closely in France.…
Mpox (MPXV): HAS updates its vaccination recommendations to better combat its circulation
News Published on 03/09/2024 at 5:20 p.m. updated on 03/09/2024 at 5:20 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director) Medical validation: September 5, 2024 Vaccinate…
Aggressive mpox spreads rapidly in Africa: “Mutating and becoming more contagious”
The more aggressive variant of mpox, clade 1, has mainly affected eastern Congo-Kinshasa, but the virus is found in several other African countries. The only confirmed case in Europe so…
DRC: First vaccines against MPOX expected to arrive in the coming days, according to WHO
Vaccines against MPOX, also known as monkeypox, will arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, with more expected to follow, the World Health Organization announced on…
Sweden does not buy more doses of vaccine against mpox
THREE NEWS YOU CAN’T MISS: Sweden does not buy more doses of vaccine against mpox The public health authority “currently sees no need to purchase additional doses” of the vaccine…
Mpox: droplets, a minor transmission route according to the WHO
News Published on 08/28/2024 at 09:31 updated on 08/28/2024 at 09:31 Reading 2 min. Droplets are a “minor” route of transmission of MPOX, a WHO spokeswoman said on Tuesday, stressing…
Mpox researchers sound the alarm – mutate faster than expected
expand-left full screen Scientists all over the world are trying to understand the new mpox variant. Now they are raising the alarm that the virus is mutating faster than expected.…
Mpox: a dangerousness difficult to assess
News Published on 08/27/2024 at 12:15 p.m. updated on 08/27/2024 at 12:15 p.m. Reading 3 min. How dangerous is MPOX? Is one strain more deadly than another? As the world…
Mpox: an old statement from the head of the WHO resurfaces on the networks
The outbreaks of monkeypox “can be controlled and stopped,” but some €121 million will be needed to fund the international response in the coming months, the WHO said on Monday,…