Africa CDC Endorses First Locally Made Mpox Diagnostic Test
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention approved the first locally made diagnostic test for mpox, as the agency ...
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First U.S. Case of New Mpox Strain Spotted in Traveler
As Africa continues to battle an outbreak of the newer "clade Ib" strain of mpox, California officials have confirmed ...
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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 ...
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Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox test
The African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone ...
Mpox spread slows slightly in Africa
The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog ...
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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 ...
More Mpox Mutations Further Raise Spread Risks, Africa CDC Says
Mpox strains are still mutating, further raising the risk of spread both in Africa and globally, Africa Centres for Disease ...
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Morocco's first PCR test for mpox endorsed by Africa CDC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, through its Diagnostic Advisory Committee (DAC), has recommended the ...
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First US case of clade I mpox variant diagnosed in San Mateo County, patient isolating
A San Mateo County resident was diagnosed with the first known case in the United States of a certain variation of mpox, known as clade I mpox, the county’s health department and California Department ...
4 Cases of New Mpox Variant Detected in UK, First Cluster Outside Africa
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, drew global attention in 2022 during an outbreak that affected the U.S., Europe, Australia and many other countries. The virus comes in two distinct forms or "clades ...
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Africa: Stopping Mpox - Wild Meat Markets Are a Root Cause and Must Be Made Safer
More than 1,100 people have died of mpox in Africa, where some 48,000 cases have been recorded since January 2024 in 19 countries. Strategies to beat the 2024 mpox outbreak have so far largely ...