Health
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South Korea detected 11 cases of mpox this year
SEOUL – South Korea has reported 11 cases of mpox virus this year. The detected cases were of the Clade…
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Sudan: New cholera outbreak poses an additional existential threat to refugees, warns UNHCR
GENEVA – The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued a warning about a new cholera outbreak in Sudan, marking…
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Thailand Confirms Asia’s First Known Case of New Mpox Strain
Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had…
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EU: Mpox Does Not Constitute a Public Health Emergency on the Continent
European health authorities have determined that no exceptional measures will be implemented at the EU level to address the potential…
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Surge in Mpox Cases in Central Africa (African CDC)
The African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), part of the African Union, has released a recent report highlighting…
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Mpox: A new case detected in the Philippines
MANILA – A new case of mpox has been detected in the Philippines, raising the total number of infections to…
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Mpox : Bavarian Nordic to accelerate mpox vaccine production
The Danish biotech firm, Bavarian Nordic BAVA.CO, announced on Saturday its plan to increase the production of the mpox vaccine.…
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Mpox: More than 18,700 suspected or confirmed cases in Africa since the start of 2024
NAIROBI – A total of 18,737 mpox cases, including 3,101 confirmed, 15,636 suspects, and 541 deaths have been recorded since…
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Gaza : The UN calls for “humanitarian pause” to vaccinate children against Polio
NEW YORK (United Nations) – The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, called for a “humanitarian pause” in Gaza to facilitate…
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Pakistan Reports First Mpox Case Amid Rising Global Concerns
Pakistan said Friday it had confirmed a case of mpox, a day after Sweden recorded the first infection outside of…
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