Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO
Outbreak resembles early days of HIV, say experts, urging accelerated access to vaccines and testing An outbreak in Africa of mpox, the disease formerly known...
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Mpox screening stepped up globally as more cases emerge outside Africa
The move comes amid reports of disappointing results from trials for a treatment against the variant behind the current outbreak Surveillance efforts against mpox are...
Mpox: Sweden confirms first case of ‘more grave’ variant outside Africa
Clade I case comes after World Health Organization declares a global public health emergency What is mpox and why has it been declared a global...
Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years
Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities A Chinese...
Argentina fights against vast swarms of mosquitoes blamed for dengue surge
Tens of thousands of dengue cases recorded this year as high temperatures and rainy weather create ‘perfect formula’ for bugs In his 20 years cleaning...
Heavy metals and E coli: raw sewage at US-Mexico border a ‘public health crisis’
The Tijuana River flows through Mexico and empties off California, carrying pathogens and chemicals and threatening public health Raw sewage and runoff in the Tijuana...
We need resources to fight health impacts of climate crisis, Africans tell Cop28
Continent must have more resilient health systems and local vaccine manufacturing to prevent next pandemic, says public health body Africa’s leading public health body is...
Respiratory infection clusters in China not caused by novel virus, says health ministry
Data has been supplied to World Health Organization and China says flu and other known pathogens are culprits A surge in respiratory illnesses across China...
Zimbabwe bans large gatherings as threat of cholera outbreak grows
Cases are rising in many parts of the country and critics are blaming chronic water shortages and poor sanitation systems The Zimbabwean government has banned...
Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate change African leaders have warned that the world is...
