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. …
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 …
Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency. The patient is a European who travelled to Thailand from an African country, Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the kingdom’s Department of Disease Control told AFP. Laboratory tests …
The mpox vaccination drive will begin within a few days, according to Africa’s top public health agency. According to a Reuters report, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries would most likely administer the mpox vaccine within days. Vaccination …