News Thailand confirms first Asian case of new Mpox strain Alagbe Shenayon Aug 22, 2024 Thailand has reported its first confirmed case of a new, potentially more dangerous strain of Mpox, marking the first…
News 39 cases of Mpox recorded in Nigeria with zero death – NCDC Alagbe Shenayon Aug 16, 2024 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 39 confirmed cases of mpox across 33 states and the Federal Capital…
Health Mpox now a ‘public health emergency of international concern,’… Oluwadamilare Emmanuel Aug 15, 2024 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern”. The declaration…
News Africa CDC declares Mpox public health emergency Alagbe Shenayon Aug 13, 2024 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared mpox (monkeypox) a public health emergency of…
Health WHO removes another disease from global health emergency list Oluwadamilare Emmanuel May 12, 2023 The World Health Organization declared that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency on Thursday, almost exactly a…
Health Nigeria, Canada partner, tap 68 researchers for Mpox study Oluwaseyi Lawal Apr 6, 2023 The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research and other stakeholders in the country have launched the Canada-Africa Mpox Partnership.
News WHO changes monkeypox’s name to “mpox” Oluwaseyi Lawal Nov 28, 2022 The World Health Organization has announced that it will begin adopting the new preferred word "mpox" as a replacement for monkey…