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  • Published on Oct 7, 2024

    Mpox Spreads to Ghana as Cases Surge in Megacity Kinshasa

    The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, a city of 17 million people, and a case in Ghana brings to 16 the number of countries on the continent affected by …

    Source: Insurance Journal - Neutral
  • Published on 11:54 GMT

    The end of smallpox was ... the beginning for mpox

    It all started with an unremarkable trip to grandma’s house in 1970. But two days into the visit, something went terribly wrong. The 9-month-old grandson fell ill. First, a fever. Then, a nasty rash. Alarmed doctors suspected smallpox but, instead, they …

    Source: WVIA - Pennsylvania - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Oct 5, 2024

    Congo launches its first mpox vaccination drive

    Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said Saturday they had begun a vaccination campaign against mpox — a virus that causes painful rashes and flu-like symptoms and in some cases can be deadly. The central African nation is the epicenter …

    Source: Deutsche Welle - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Oct 5, 2024

    Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

    GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health …

    Source: Associated Press - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 5, 2024

    Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks

    GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health …

    Source: Associated Press - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 7, 2024

    October NewsBytes: ‘Georgetown Cuddler’ Rapist Arrested

    ‘Georgetown Cuddler’ Rapist Arrested    The Georgetown and College Park “Cuddler” — a man accused of sexually assaulting and raping women between 2006 and 2012 in Georgetown and Burleith, as well as in College Park, Maryland — has been arrested. New DNA …

    Source: The Georgetowner - Washington D.C. - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 4, 2024

    Rise in sexual violence cases in DR Congo

    In 2012, Chirhuza Zagabe married three women simultaneously in his church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - Copyright AFP/File RONALDO SCHEMIDT In a new report, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shows that medics …

    Source: Digital Journal - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 4, 2024

    Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp receives extra funding in fight against mpox

    The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp has received 2 million euros in extra funding from the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of the FPS Foreign Affairs. The money is to be used for research and to combat …

    Source: Belga News Agency - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 5, 2024

    Surviving the Unthinkable

    10/04/2024 DRC (International Christian Concern) – Eleven-year-old Esther is one of nine children in her family, which lives in a rural farming village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On January 5, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) …

    Source: International Christian Concern - Maryland - Label Pending
  • Published on Oct 5, 2024

    Alarming numbers as conflict related sex-violence continues to ravage DRC

    By PAULINE KAIRU In 2023, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faced yet another devastating year of sexual violence — 25,166 victims sought medical treatment following sexual violations, marking a grim continuation of the epidemic there. Doctors Without …

    Source: The East African - Label Pending
  • Published on Oct 4, 2024

    Middle East on edge, mpox response, and 12 months of hell in Gaza: The Cheat Sheet

    Our editors’ weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. On our radar Middle East on precipice of regional war following epochal week Events over the past week in the Middle East have been nothing short of seismic. On …

    Source: The New Humanitarian - Left-wing
  • Published on Oct 3, 2024

    Ghana records one MPox case in Western North Region

    Ghana has confirmed a case of MPox in the Western North Region. The current confirmed case is the first for Ghana in 2024.  Ghana recorded 120 cases in 2022 and 8 cases in 2023. The National Public Health and Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) confirmed the case …

    Source: Graphic - Label Pending
  • Published on Oct 3, 2024

    Mpox vaccine immunity appears to wane within a year - study

    Researchers said booster shots may be required for people immunised against mpox in 2022, but larger studies are needed to confirm the findings first. Immunity from the mpox vaccine appears to drop off after a few months, according to a small new study. …

    Source: Euronews - Neutral
  • Published on Oct 3, 2024

    Deadly strain of mpox in Kenya prompts warning to travellers

    It comes as the World Health Organisation declared this outbreak a public health emergency of international concern People travelling to Kenya have been warned “take extra precautions” amid an outbreak of a particularly deadly strain of mpox. The country …

    Source: Liverpool Echo - Center-left
  • Published on Oct 3, 2024

    Travel warning in place for Kenya amid outbreak of contagious and deadly mpox strain

    People travelling to Kenya have been warned “take extra precautions” amid an outbreak of a particularly deadly strain of mpox. The country has reported eight cases of mpox clade Ib, Travel Health Pro said in an update. This strain is more deadly than clade …

    Source: Bristol Post - Label Pending
  • Published on Oct 3, 2024

    How deadly eye-bleeding 'Marburg virus' could reach UK in weeks due to 'silent spread' of disease that can go unnoticed ...

    Marburg virus, which kills up to 9 in 10 people it infects through horrific bleeding from the orifices, could soon reach Britain, infectious disease experts have warned. The risk lies with the 'silent' incubation period that can last up to a month …

    Source: Daily Mail - Right-wing
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