The federal government has commenced the Mpox vaccination in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rufai Garba, director of disease control and immunisation at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency…
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The African Union’s health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a “major milestone” to help combat the outbreak on the continent. The…
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The prevalence of mpox cases in 10 out of the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State has raised anxiety with 11 cases recorded so far while several others…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 14,237 cases of cholera across 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory, spanning 339 local government areas as of…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a public health emergency notice in response to the first case of the novel mpox strain detected in India, according to Reuters.The new…
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In an effort to contain an ongoing outbreak, the US gave the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 50,000 doses of the mpox vaccine on Tuesday. Along with highlighting the…
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention of the Africa Union, Africa CDC, has confirmed a total of 21,466 Mpox cases and 591 deaths in 13 African countries since the…
