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WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency. What to Know About the New Strain
A surge of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a growing number of African countries raised concern about the potential for a larger outbreak. A new, deadlier viral strain is ...
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“Not COVID,” but caution: WHO on high alert as new mpox strain spreads
Thailand confirmed on Thursday that the country has its first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox, and Argentina has quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River over a suspected case ...
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WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa ...
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WHO, scientists call for urgent action on mpox strain
Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through ... In South Kivu, Adahemuka and other researchers said the new strain was spreading partly by sexual contact among men and women, and particularly ...
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WHO declares mpox a public health emergency as newer strain spreads in Africa
"The detection and rapid spread of a new clade of mpox in eastern DRC, its detection in neighboring countries that had not previously reported mpox, and the potential for further spread within ...
The Hill11mon
WHO ignites calls for urgent action on a dangerous mpox strain
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, particularly as a dangerous strain has been detected in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Mpox Is ‘Not the New COVID,’ WHO Official Says. Risk to U.S. Remains Low
European health officials raised the continent’s risk assessment level to moderate after the first case of the new mpox strain was identified in a Swedish citizen who recently traveled to Africa.
GeoVax Responds to WHO's Fourth Declaration of Mpox as a Global Public Health Emergency
GEO-MVA Provides Potential Opportunity to Expand Mpox Vaccine Supply Amid Growing U.S. and Global Clade 1 Threat ATLANTA, GA ...
Daily Mail7mon
Who is eligible for the mpox jab? As UK confirms first case of deadly new strain that can be transmitted through sex...everything you need to know
The deadly new strain of mpox which has ripped through several African nations has officially reached the UK, health officials revealed yesterday. The clade 1b mutation, which experts have ...
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Mpox Remains Global Public Health Emergency, WHO Warns
The Director General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, has warned that mpox continues to pose a Public ...
Politico8mon
Mpox resurges — with a new, deadlier strain
A MORE LETHAL MPOX — Two years after containing the first global mpox outbreak, the world faces a new challenge: a more virulent strain that’s already killed more than 900 people, mostly ...
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WHO and scientists call for urgent action on highly dangerous mpox strain
Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through ... In South Kivu, Adahemuka and other researchers said the new strain was spreading partly by sexual contact among men and women, and particularly ...