Getting the mpox outbreak in Africa under control will be a challenge, but there are tools available to do it.

Last week, the World Health Organization called attention to an mpox outbreak in South Africa. Officials there confirmed 20 cases between May 8 and July 2, with 18 hospitalizations and three deaths.

Mpox has been detected in 13 countries this year with more than 96% of all cases and deaths are in Congo, the Africa CDC previously said. Cases are up 160% and deaths are up 19% compared with the ...

The Africa CDC previously said mpox, ... In Ivory Coast and South Africa, health authorities have reported outbreaks of a different and less dangerous version of mpox that spread worldwide in 2022.

Last week, the World Health Organization called attention to an mpox outbreak in South Africa. Officials there confirmed 20 cases between May 8 and July 2, with 18 hospitalizations and three deaths.

Last week, the World Health Organization called attention to an mpox outbreak in South Africa. Officials there confirmed 20 cases between May 8 and July 2, with 18 hospitalizations and three deaths.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says the continent is grappling with a double public health crisis as cholera and mpox cases surge ...

The mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – now it could turn into the next global pandemic Other examples of neglected diseases include the West Nile, Zika and Chikungunya viruses ...

The Africa CDC previously said mpox, ... In Ivory Coast and South Africa, health authorities have reported outbreaks of a different and less dangerous version of mpox that spread worldwide in 2022.

“We are now in a situation where (mpox) poses a risk to many more neighbors in and around central Africa,” said Salim Abdool Karim, a South African infectious diseases expert who chairs the ...

Last week, the World Health Organization called attention to an mpox outbreak in South Africa. Officials there confirmed 20 cases between May 8 and July 2, with 18 hospitalizations and three deaths.

Earlier this week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the mpox outbreaks were a public health emergency, with more than 500 deaths, and called for international ...