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

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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 50

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Mpox cases are soaring in Africa – what must be done to prevent a global pandemic

  By Cheryl Walter, University of Hull   Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest global alert level over the epidemic. These moves come after a virulent strain of the disease […]

todayAugust 13, 2024 27

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