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The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it's a fraction of what is needed

Authorities in Congo say the first batch of mpox vaccine has arrived in Congo’s capital, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency

The Independent UK

Virus hunters: The scientists tracking deadly diseases in tough conditions

Amid threats from mpox and new unknown viruses, how do epidemiologists track pathogens before a health crisis begins?

Al Jazeera

African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west

Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality

The Guardian - UK

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Mpox outbreaks in Africa result from neglect and global community's inability to stop epidemics

A leading African scientist says the rising mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease

The Independent UK

What do we know about the resurgence of mpox in Africa?

Cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, have been detected in Sweden and Pakistan, just days after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency in response to the resurgence of cases in Africa. The current outbreak is centered on the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the disease has…

France 24

WHO declares mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency

The World Health Organization says the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa requires a coordinated international effort to subdue.

LiveScience

Stigma against gay men could worsen Congo's biggest mpox outbreak, scientists warn

African scientists warn that discrimination against gay and bisexual men on the continent could make an mpox outbreak in Congo worse

The Independent UK

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In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected, threatening more flare-ups across the continent and globally

At a village clinic in central Democratic Republic of Congo, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses treat the boils that trouble her delicate skin. She is one of the many victims of an outbreak there that is believed to be far worse than the official records…

ABC News

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

At a village clinic in central Congo, separated from the world by a tangle of waterways and forests, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses in protective suits pick at one of hundreds of boils that trouble her delicate skin.

Reuters

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa

The outbreak of monkeypox is subsiding in Europe and parts of North America

The Independent UK

Analysis-Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply

A reliance on vaccines in short supply and questions over their best use are hampering efforts to curb the global spread of monkeypox which has hit dozens of countries for the first time, health officials say.

Reuters

WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency

The World Health Organization is convening its emergency committee to consider for the second time within weeks whether the expanding outbreak of monkeypox should be declared a global crisis

The Independent UK

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