GENEVA — U.N. agencies warn that refugees and displaced communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries infected with mpox are at particular risk of illness and death because of conditions under which they are forced to live. The World Health Organization says at least 42 suspected cases of mpox have been … Read more
While the World Health Organization unveiled a plan Monday to stop the transmission of mpox, scientists studying the virus said it is changing quickly, complicating efforts to combat its spread. The six-month, $135 million plan calls for boosting surveillance, prevention and response. Strategic vaccination efforts will focus on individuals at the highest risk, “including close … Read more
India has developed its own home-grown indigenous RT-PCR testing kit to fight against Monkeypox, reported ANI on Tuesday. The assay has been approved by Central Protection Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). IMDX Monkeypox Detection RT-PCR Assay by Siemens Healthineers has received manufacturing approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). This is a significant … Read more
GENEVA — The U.N. health agency on Monday launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, including ramping up staffing in affected countries and boosting surveillance, prevention and response strategies. The World Health Organization said it expected the plan, running from September through February next year, would require $135 million in funding. … Read more
Brazzaville, Congo — Twenty-one cases of mpox have been recorded in Congo-Brazzaville, the country’s health minister told state television Sunday. Gilbert Mokoki said that the central African country had “registered 158 suspect cases” since the beginning of the year, “21 of which we have confirmed.” The latest two were reported Thursday, he said. Cases of … Read more
With the continued spread of Mpox across the continent, the African Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) has written to all African health ministers, calling for coordinated efforts to tackle the infection and improved testing methods. In a letter dated 23 August and signed by the Africa CDC Director-General, Jean Kaseya, the public health body … Read more
Harare, Zimbabwe — The United Nations said Thursday it is working with governments and health officials in Eastern and Southern Africa to contain the outbreak of mpox there. UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with local partners, are responding to the spread of the new mpox … Read more
SINGAPORE: Temperature and visual screening will conducted from Friday (Aug 23) for certain inbound travellers and crew at Changi and Seletar airports as a precautionary measure against mpox. Such screening will be conducted for those arriving on flights from places which may be exposed to the risk of mpox outbreaks, said the Ministry of Health … Read more
Thai health officials are reporting the suspected first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox in the country, in a European traveler who arrived in Thailand from Africa last week. In a statement on its website Thursday, Thailand’s Department of Disease Control reported that a 66-year-old man who arrived in the country on … Read more
BANGKOK — Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Thai authorities were treating the case as if it were the Clade 1 form of mpox, as the person, a 66-year-old … Read more
