Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source
Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped squirrel), have been named as likely reservoirs of the mpox virus.
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Africa’s Mpox cases surpass 50 000
Addis ABABA. - The African continent is still in the acute phase of the Mpox outbreak as the number of cases reported so far ...
Mpox cases spike 500% in Africa
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Monkeypox cases in African countries have seen a massive jump, with nations in ...
WHO convening emergency mpox meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring ...
Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed to stamp out virus
Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing.” It's a possible sign that the epidemic for which ...
Why Mpox variant spread for first time outside Africa in UK – and how you can catch it
South Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Rwanda and Uganda. Isolated cases have also been detected in Sweden, Thailand, India, and Germany in individuals with recent travel history to Africa. The ...
Mpox vaccine doses divvied up for 9 African countries
An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for nine countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organizations say.
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Mpox Spread in Congo May Be Slowing
Dr. Salim Abdool Karim, an infectious diseases expert at South Africa’s University of KwaZulu-Natal, said mpox ...
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WHO, Africa CDC strengthen Mpox vaccination in Nigeria, 16 other countries
The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the ...
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Invest in ‘triple rapid’ tests to fight mpox, H5N1 bird flu, and beyond
No FDA-approved rapid tests exist that specifically test for H5N1, and the first near-point-of-care test for mpox was ...