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The World Health Organization will hold an emergency meeting on November 22 to decide whether mpox continues to be a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO to convene emergency meeting on mpox on November 22

The World Health Organization will hold an emergency meeting on November 22 to decide whether mpox continues to be a public health emergency.

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Britain has detected two cases of Clade Ib mpox, a variant, in household contacts of the first case, taking the total to three since last week, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA).
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Britain detects two more cases of mpox variant, risk ‘remains low’

Britain has detected two cases of Clade Ib mpox, a variant, in household contacts of the first case, taking the total to three.

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The World Health Organization has for the first time activated its emergency health network in eight countries affected by the mpox outbreak, including the worst-hit Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi.
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WHO activates emergency health network in mpox-hit nations for first time

The World Health Organization has for the first time activated its emergency health network in eight countries affected by the mpox outbreak, including.

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he Democratic Republic of the Congo has started mpox vaccination aiding efforts to halt the spread of the viral disease, according to the World Health Organization.
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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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Eight people have died in Rwanda due to Marburg virus disease and 26 others were confirmed to be infected by the illness — the first such in the eastern-central African nation.
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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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The World Health Organization expects the first delivery of mpox vaccines, made by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the European Union, today in Congo — the outbreak's epicentre.
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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 cases rose 13% and deaths by 71% in 2023 compared to a year earlier as a shortage of oral vaccines continues and the global risk is “high,” according to a World Health Organization report.
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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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A Tanzanian child under two years of age has been diagnosed with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), and the WHO has rated international risk at “high” due to poor surveillance.
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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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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 Resources Institute.
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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.

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