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In California, a more severe strain of mpox was detected in the U.S. for the first time

Nov
18
A more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first time The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population. NPR

California's health department confirmed the case through lab testing. The patient contracted it after traveling from East Africa, where there has been an outbreak of the clade I strain. The person was treated in San Mateo County and then released. The person is at home recovering, the CDC said Saturday.

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CDC assessment of risk to United States from clade I mpox outbreak in Africa

Nov
15
Risk to United States from clade I mpox outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa CDC assessed risk to the US posed by the clade I mpox outbreak in the DRC and neighboring countries CDC CFA: Qualitative Assessments
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Moroccan Mpox Test to be Used in Africa; No new Marburg case in Rwanda

Nov
14
Moroccan Mpox Test To Be Used In Africa; No Marburg Cases In Rwanda For Two Weeks - Health Policy Watch African countries will soon use a PCR test for mpox developed by Moroccan company Moldiag that is cheaper than the Gene Xpert tests currently being used, Health Policy Watch

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Mpox cases in Congo’s epicenter may be ‘plateauing’ -_WHO

Nov
11
WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicenter where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing' The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. AP News

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Four cases of new mpox variant found in the U.K., the first cluster outside Africa

Nov
07
UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. AP News

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Opinon: wild meat markets are a root cause of Mpox and must be made safer

Nov
06
Stopping mpox: wild meat markets are a root cause and must be made safer Strategies to beat a disease outbreak like mpox must start with the root causes. The Conversation

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Strategies to beat the 2024 mpox outbreak have so far largely focused on preventing human-to-human transmission.

But we also need to go back to the root causes of disease, particularly where mpox is transmitted from animals to humans.

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Mpox vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge

Nov
06
Vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for 9 countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge.

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Mpox: May be stabilizing in the Congo; two more cases in the UK

Nov
05
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"—a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global emergency declaration in August ... Medical Xpress
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Imternational talks resume on Pandemic accord

Nov
05
Pandemic accord deal in sight as talks resume Countries reconvened on Monday in a bid to finalize a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics, with the specter of mpox, Marburg and H5N1 adding fresh urgency to seal a deal. Robin MILLARD Medical Xpress

After more than two years of talks, hopes are high of completing an accord by November 15, though the heart of the document—how to share pathogens and vaccines—is set to be worked out later.

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Famine is Growing in Africa’s Prolonged Conflict Zones; Is the world prepared for future pandemics?

Oct
31
Famine Takes Grip in Africa’s Prolonged Conflict Zones Eighty percent of Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including 900,000 people experiencing famine. the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Africa Center
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