Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox? | AP News
WEB2 days ago · Updated 11:12 PM PDT, September 18, 2024. KAVUMU, Congo (AP) — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Last month, the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks in Congo and about a dozen ...
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox? - ABC News
WEB2 days ago · Overall, Congo has more than 21,000 of the 25,093 confirmed and suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, according to WHO's most recent count. Yes, Congo is one of the African countries where ...
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a …
WEB2 days ago · Congo’s government has budgeted more than $190 million for its initial mpox response, which includes the purchase of 3 million vaccine doses, according to a draft national mpox plan, widely circulating among health experts and aid groups this month and seen by The Associated Press.
Congo reports 1,000 new mpox cases. Africa asks for vaccines | AP News
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Congo has recorded 1,030 of the 1,405 new mpox cases in Africa over the last week. The statistics provided Tuesday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control propelled health authorities to ask for desperately needed vaccines to help fight the disease's “growing” threat on the continent.
Mpox (monkeypox) - Democratic Republic of the Congo
WEBNov 23, 2023 · Mpox is an infectious disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is endemic in densely forested regions of West, Central and East Africa, particularly in the northern and central regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily is found in ... - NBC News
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people.
First 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo, but it's a ... - NBC News
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo on Thursday, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
C.D.C. Warns of a Resurgence of Mpox - The New York Times
WEBMay 16, 2024 · On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned of a deadlier version of mpox that is ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged people at risk to be vaccinated as...
WHO and scientists call for urgent action on dangerous mpox ... - NBC News
WEBJun 25, 2024 · The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists warned separately of a dangerous strain in the Democratic Republic of...
Congo struggles to contain mpox; here’s why - Voice of America
WEB4 hours ago · Atumisi Anaclet treats a patient with mpox on Sept. 4, 2024, in a hospital in Kamituga, in eastern Congo's South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world's latest outbreak of the disease.
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