Mpox News – Africa CDC
Nov 12, 2024 · Weekly Special Press Briefing on the Mpox Outbreak and other Health Emergencies in Africa.
Mpox in the United States and Around the World: Current Situation
4 days ago · CDC is working with public health partners in the United States and throughout Africa to monitor for mpox cases and increase surveillance capacity, in addition to other activities. Clade II mpox cases continue to spread at low levels in many countries around the world.
Weekly Special Press Briefing on the Mpox Outbreak and other …
Nov 21, 2024 · INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA. WHAT: Join us for the weekly engagement with the media to provide updates on the Mpox outbreak situation in affected Member States, as well as the ongoing Marburg outbreak in Rwanda.Africa CDC Director General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, will be joined by the Minister of Health from the Republic of Rwanda, H.E. Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, to share the latest ...
Africa CDC Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency of …
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 13 Aug 2024 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially declared the ongoing Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), marking the first such declaration by …
California confirms first clade I mpox case | CDC Newsroom
4 days ago · CDC to receive samples for addition viral characterization. The California Department of Public Health confirmed, through laboratory testing, the first known case of clade I mpox in the United States.This case is related to an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in Central and Eastern Africa. The risk of clade I mpox to the public remains low, and there continue to be sporadic clade II mpox cases ...
FACT SHEET: United States Response to the Clade I Mpox …
Aug 22, 2024 · The significant increase of clade I mpox cases, in both endemic countries (those that have previously had mpox outbreaks) and non-endemic countries (those that have historically not reported mpox outbreaks), threatens the health security of …
Africa CDC declares mpox a public health emergency
Aug 13, 2024 · The African Union’s health watchdog has declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a “clarion call for action”.
Here's what you need to know about mpox after CDC sent alert ... - ABC News
1 day ago · People with mpox, which was formerly known as monkeypox, often get a rash that can be located on hands, feet, chest, face, mouth or near the genitals, the CDC said. Mpox cases have been rising ...
Africa CDC declares mpox a public health emergency
Aug 13, 2024 · The African Union's health authority on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over an outbreak of mpox whose spread has been on the rise since July.
Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a ... - Associated Press News
Aug 27, 2024 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed.