Congo begins mpox vaccination in eastern region, roll-outs in 11 provinces
he Democratic Republic of the Congo has started mpox vaccination aiding efforts to halt the spread of the viral disease, according to the.
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Marburg virus disease kills 8 people in Rwanda, 26 others confirmed
Eight people have died in Rwanda due to Marburg virus disease and 26 others were confirmed to be infected by the illness —.
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First batch of Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccines in Congo by Sept. 5
The World Health Organization expects the first delivery of mpox vaccines, made by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the European Union, today in.
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Cholera killed 4,000 people last year, current global risk of disease ‘high’
Cholera cases rose 13% and deaths by 71% in 2023 compared to a year earlier as a shortage of oral vaccines continues and.
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Africa grapples with a 160% spike in Mpox cases, vaccines a damper
HQ Team August 2, 2024: Mpox or monkeypox cases have seen a 160% surge in the African region this year compared to the.
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WHO rates poliovirus detection in Tanzania as “high risk” globally
HQ Team July 29, 2023: A Tanzanian child under two years of age has been diagnosed with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2),.
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Forest cover, the size of 11 football fields, vanishes every minute: WRI
The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World.