Patient zero: How one doctor helped uncover the origin of the DRC’s mpox outbreak
What he didn’t know then was that the man, who ran a bar-come-brothel, was ‘patient zero’ in an outbreak of a new, more dangerous strain of mpox called clade 1b, which would trigger a global health ...
America alone: What the U.S. is exiting on the global stage
Early in Donald Trump's second, non-consecutive presidential term, the U.S. has signalled its intent to leave several global ...
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First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country's first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low.
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Treatment of severe human mpox virus infection with tecovirimat
Confirmatory testing with an mpox-specific polymerase chain reaction assay was performed subsequently at the National Microbiology Laboratory, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The federal government authorized ...
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New mpox strain confirmed in US state for first time
The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisory Wednesday about the emergence of a new strain of mpox (formerly monkeypox). The first case of mpox clade Ib in New York State was ...
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Mpox: Better understanding of tecovirimat resistance
A virus originally found in animals, mpox -- which causes the disease of the same name -- is now circulating in humans. Since 2022, it has been the cause of major epidemics spreading outside ...
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Canadian mpox vaccines arrive in Congo, five months after announcement
Canada’s first donation of mpox vaccines has arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, nearly five months after Ottawa announced its plan to share some of its vaccine stockpile to fight ...
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New mpox vaccination sites open across England for high-risk people
Twelve new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England. It now means every area in the country will be able to offer jabs to those at a higher risk of getting the infection. Previously ...
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New strain of mpox found in New York; no threat to general public, health officials say
A new strain of mpox — found in California, Georgia and New Hampshire — has surfaced for the first time in New York, officials announced Wednesday. The individual who tested positive for mpox ...
New Hampshire Public Radio10d
NH resident contracts mpox, health officials say risk to public remains low
A New Hampshire resident who traveled to east Africa returned to the state carrying a disease called clade I mpox. The person is self-isolating and “poses no current risk to the public ...
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Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
Nearby a Médecins Sans Frontières triage centre is the only reminder that this slum area is the epicentre of the mpox epidemic in Kinshasa. There are no posters, no pamphlets or banners warning ...