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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Mpox

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WHO Declares Mpox Outbreak in Africa a Global Health Emergency as it spreads to Europe

The World Health Organisation has declared the Mpox outbreak, formerly known as monkeypox, in parts of Africa as a public health emergency of international concern. The disease has claimed at least 450 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo and is spreading rapidly across central, east Africa and now Europe according to Al Jazeera. Scientists are alarmed by the fast transmission and high fatality rate of the new variant. Health […]

todayAugust 16, 2024 66

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What is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin

Mpox causes lesions that resemble pus-filled blisters, which eventually scab over. CDC/Getty Images     By Rodney E. Rohde, Texas State University   On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries in Africa. The disease had previously caused a global outbreak […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 37

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WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?

Inkoly/Shutterstock   By C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney   The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international response to an extraordinary event and the mobilisation of resources, such as vaccines and diagnostic testing, to curb the spread of this infectious disease. But […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 55

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Africa

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Public Health Emergency Amid Congo Outbreak

The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency on Wednesday, marking the second such declaration in two years reports Reuters. This decision follows an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has spread to neighboring countries. An emergency committee convened earlier in the day to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the severity of the situation, leading to the classification of the outbreak as a […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 10

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Nigeria mandates health form for incoming air passengers 

Nigeria's government has directed air passengers coming into the country to fill out a health declaration form as part of measures against the Mpox outbreak and other infectious diseases.     According to The Vanguard, the mpox strain known as Clade Ib, which has been rapidly spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since September, is both more deadly and more easily transmitted than earlier strains. This strain, transmitted […]

todayAugust 12, 2024 35

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WHO warns M-Pox outbreak in Africa could pose a public health emergency

The World Health Organization says it has raised its response to the mpox outbreak in over a dozen African countries. Parts of Africa are witnessing an "unprecedented" spike in mpox cases with 15 countries reporting outbreaks. The WHO is trying to determine whether the outbreak in Africa constitutes a Public Health Emergency of international concern. Corresponding for us is Jody Jacobs.  

todayAugust 9, 2024 29

Oshiwambo

Ehangano lyuundjolowele muuyuni liithana oshigongi shomeendelelo omolwa iipotha yo Mpox mu Africa

    Ohela,omukuluntu gwehangano lyuundjolowele muuyuni Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus okwiithana oshigongi shomeendelelo shaanongo yopashigwana ,sho iipotha yoludhi lwa nika oshiponga yombuto yo Mpox tayiindiipala miilongo ya Africa. O Africa news oya lopota kutya ,opena oolopota kutya oludhi nduka oluna omukwawu guli pombanda,noku gu pitika gu taandele meendelelo mokati koohandimwe,noku etitha eipulo enene kaanongo yehangano lyo WHO. Ta popi momutumba gwiikundaneki ohela mo Geneva,Adhanom Ghebreyesus okwati aanongo otaaka tala ngele etukulo […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 12

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South Africa’s Department of Health has confirmed two more positive cases of Mpox in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa's Department of Health has confirmed that two more positive cases of Mpox have been detected in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, increasing the number of cases from 22 to 24 nationwide. The number of deaths linked to the disease remains at three. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says the 23rd case is a 36-year-old man from KwaZulu-Natal who was admitted at a public health facility in Durban late in July […]

todayAugust 5, 2024 15

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DRC okwa lopota omaso 44 go Mpox niipotha 25

Aanambelewa yuuhaku mo DRC oyati iipotha 25 yo Monkeypox oya dhidhilika muuzilo woshilando Goma. IIpotha oyindji oya lopotwa mookamba dheedhilila aantu ya tulululwa kiikolokosha ya homata mo North Kivu. oshilongo osha dhidhilika iipotha ya konda 11 000 nomaso 443. kakele ku DRC,South Africa naye okwa taalela etukuko lyo Mpox.  

todayJuly 13, 2024 48

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