Many people living in Burundi are not aware of the seriousness of the Mpox. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated Mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time in two years. The decision stemmed from the rapid spread of a new, extremely dangerous form of the virus across Africa. …
Clade 1b causes death in about 3.6 percent of cases (Representational)). Kenya: Burundi has confirmed 171 cases of mpox, the health minister said on Thursday, following confirmation of the first cases in the country last month. Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is an infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals …
Thailand so far has detected a staggering 800 mpox Clade 2 cases since 2022. (Representational) New Delhi: Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier Mpox virus strain has been confirmed in Thailand. The patient who has been tested positive for the new strain landed in Bangkok on August 14. The patient had travelled from …