Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

AFP 09/21/2024

Kinshasa, DR CONGO – The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an  mpox outbreak, on Thursday, received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union and due to arrive by…

All suspected Mpox cases in Mandaue City test negative

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/12/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — All six suspected cases of Mpox (Monkeypox) recorded in Mandaue City have tested negative, based on data shared by the Department of Health Region 7, according to Dr. Debra Maria Catulong, head of…

Mass vaccination for Mpox unnecessary for now – DOH-7

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 09/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has confirmed that they are currently monitoring five suspected cases of monkeypox (Mpox) in the region. However, health officials said that this is not a…

Mpox: Droplets a ‘minor’ route of transmission, says WHO

Agence France Presse 08/28/2024

GENEVA, Switzerland — The WHO on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more research was needed to understand how the outbreak is spreading. The World Health…

Health officials monitor suspected mpox case in N. Samar

Joey Gabieta 08/25/2024

TACLOBAN CITY – Health authorities in Northern Samar are monitoring a suspected case of monkeypox, a 24-year-old man in Catarman town. According to separate advisories issued by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and the Municipal Health Office…

Mpox ‘not the new Covid’, says WHO

Agence France Presse 08/20/2024

GENEVA, Switzerland — The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it. While more research is needed on the…

Mpox: WHO warns Europe of more imported cases likely to come

Agence France Presse 08/16/2024

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The WHO on Thursday warned further imported cases of the new, more dangerous mpox strain in Europe were likely, after Sweden announced the first such infection outside Africa in an outbreak that has killed hundreds…

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