With world health officials sounding the alarm about a new mpox strain, Bay State healthcare providers will likely have a “heightened awareness” for the virus as countries boost surveillance. The World Health Organization has declared a “public health emergency of international concern” in response to a large outbreak of Clade 1 mpox — thought to … Read more
Abuja, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities on Thursday placed key entry points into the country on high alert following the outbreak of the mpox virus in Africa. Authorities have also put nine Nigerian states, including the commercial hub, Lagos, and the capital, Abuja, under serious surveillance. The Nigerian Center for Disease Control and Prevention told journalists … Read more
Symptoms include “fever, headache, backache, myalgia, swollen lymph nodes, skin, and mucous membrane rashes”, the statement read. The screening measures will last for six months and the list of affected countries will be updated according to World Health Organization information. Global health officials confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in … Read more
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s health ministry has confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus in a patient who had returned from a Gulf country, it said on Friday, as provincial health authorities reported they had detected three cases. A health ministry spokesperson said the sequencing of the confirmed case was under way, and … Read more
Sweden on Thursday reported a case of a contagious form of mpox currently spreading around central and eastern Africa. The Swedish case marks the first known infection of that strain outside of Africa. The development comes one day after the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency after an outbreak in the … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that the escalating transmission of mpox in Africa constitutes a global health emergency, warning that the virus could potentially spread across international borders.The declaration was made by WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus following a convening of the UN health agency’s emergency committee. This announcement comes just a … Read more
The World Health Organization declared that the mpox outbreaks in Congo and other African nations constitute a global emergency, sounding its most severe warning over the worsening situation. The WHO reported 208 fatalities and over 99,000 mpox cases across 116 nations between January 2022 and June 2024.“This is something that should concern us all …The … Read more
The World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern at a meeting on Wednesday. The meeting came a day after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention deemed the disease a public health emergency for the continent, with cases up 160% from last year and deaths up by 19% — … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 208 fatalities and over 99,000 mpox cases across 116 nations between January 2022 and June 2024. Health experts are also scheduled to convene and consider raising the UN agency’s highest alert.If the WHO announces a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), it would mark the second instance for … Read more
Africa’s top public health body declared what it termed a “public health emergency of continental security” on Tuesday over an outbreak of mpox that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries. Mpox is transmitted through close contact and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. Most cases are mild but some can kill. … Read more
