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Nigeria became the first African country this week to receive a batch of vaccines against mpox, a viral disease whose rapid spread led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency in mid-August. While more vaccine doses are available, experts say high costs and regulatory hurdles have prevented…

Africa's public health body is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases, with almost 4,000 reported on the continent in the last week

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued advice to travelers to mpox-affected areas

Head of Africa CDC Jean Kaseya urges international community to support rollout of testing and vaccinations

Outbreak resembles early days of HIV, say experts, urging accelerated access to vaccines and testing

Compared with the same period last year, cases are up 160% and deaths have increased by 19%

The African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent.

The African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a "clarion call for action".

Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a “public health emergency of continental security” by Africa’s top health body over an outbreak that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.

At least 16 countries have seen mpox infections as experts weigh option to declare public health emergency

The World Health Organization is warning that the increasing spread of the virus in Africa could cross over into other continents