Mpox

A man receives a dose of the mpox vaccine at the Edison municipal vaccination centre in Paris, France July 27, 2022. Photo: Alain Jocard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Europe

EU public health body lifts mpox risk alert level

The EU public health body's head said there will be more imported cases of the new mpox strain in Europe in the coming weeks, though the risk of sustained transmission remains low

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South Asia

Pakistan reports first case of deadly mpox virus

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
World+Biz

WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads

Dr Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from Mpox - an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following Mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo 19 July 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Health

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years

Dr Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from Mpox - an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following Mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Africa

Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency

Zawadi Bwira Bakulu, 35, shows the rash marks on her son Christevie Lukeka who recovered from Mpox in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Africa

WHO to convene emergency committee to assess international risk from mpox outbreak

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
World+Biz

WHO maintains public health emergency alert for mpox

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USA

US plans end to mpox public health emergency in January

The palms of a monkeypox case patient from Lodja, a city located within the Katako-Kombe Health Zone, are seen during a health investigation in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1997. Brian W.J. Mahy/CDC/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racism concerns