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Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC

The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing in several countries.

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Health authority says mpox not under control in Africa

Mpox is not under control in Africa, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday. Within a week, almost 3,000 new suspected cases of the disease were reported in Africa,

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Mpox vaccines administered in Rwanda, first in Africa

Mpox vaccines have been administered in Africa for the first time, with several hundred high-risk individuals vaccinated in Rwanda, the African Union's disease control centre said Thursday. The first 300 doses were administered on Tuesday near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo,

South Africa, rabies

Scientists say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

The only other known case of rabies in a sea mammal was in a ringed seal in Norway's Svalbard islands in the early 1980s. That seal had likely been infected by a rabid arctic fox, researchers said, and there was no evidence of rabies spreading among seals there.

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Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies. Scientists say they believe it's the first evidence of the incurable disease spreading in a marine

The Economic Times on MSN · 41m

Why is South Africa vaccinating seals and issuing warning against them?

Scientists in South Africa have identified an outbreak of rabies in Cape fur seals, marking the first time the virus has spread among sea mammals. The virus is believed to have been transmitted from jackals in Namibia.

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Africa CDC urges West to 'rebuild trust' with mpox response

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is raising funds for an mpox vaccination program. Its head said he ...

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Mpox vaccines arrive in Congo, but not fast enough as the disease spreads and deaths mount fast

Officials grappling with spiraling mpox cases in Congo have moved forward the launch of a first vaccination campaign, but ...

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Africa CDC And WHO Launches 'Joint Continental Response Plan' Amidst Upward Trend Of Mpox Cases

The 'Joint Continental Response Plan' is supposed to start from September 2024 and en in F3bruary 2025 with a focus on mpox ...

Tested in Africa, used in America

The process for translating clinical trial results into action for young women in Africa has been left to our imaginations, ...

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Children in Burundi now bearing brunt of mpox outbreak in African countries

UNICEF medical doctor says mpox showing 'alarming rates of infection' in the central African country - Anadolu Ajansı ...

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Common myths and misconceptions about spread of MPox

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) addressed myths and misconceptions about the spread of Mpox in the ...

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