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Mpox cases in Nigeria reach 48 in at least 20 states
The number of monkeypox (mpox) cases in Nigeria has reached 48, with the virus now detected in Abuja and 20...
Read moreDetailsAfrica CDC says Africa’s mpox response is less than 10% funded
Africa has secured less than 10% of the estimated $245 million it needs to fight a surging mpox outbreak on...
Read moreDetailsNigeria is the first country in Africa to receive Mpox vaccines
Nigeria has become the first African country to obtain mpox vaccines. It received 10,000 doses vaccine from the United States...
Read moreDetailsRating agency warns Mpox to add to sub-Saharan Africa’s fiscal pressures
A rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the...
Read moreDetailsUganda confirms two more cases of mpox
Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east African country to four,...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as...
Read moreDetailsUganda strengthens border surveillance to prevent Mpox outbreak
To prevent mpox from entering the country, Uganda has intensified surveillance in its border areas with the Democratic Republic of...
Read moreDetailsAfrica CDC says countries could start mpox vaccinations within days
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries could start vaccinating against mpox within days, Africa's top public...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo to receive Mpox vaccines next week
As the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday, August 19, that countries affected by the mpox variant initiate vaccination...
Read moreDetailsWHO official says Mpox is not the new COVID
A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain,...
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