Search Tag: Mpox Outbreak

2024 08 Sep

  Since the beginning of 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been grappling with an alarming mpox outbreak, resulting in over 18,000 suspected cases and more than 600 deaths. The outbreak, declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as of August 14, has seen the emergence of a new strain, clade Ib, which is spreading...Read more

2024 25 Aug

  The recent declaration of the Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak in Africa as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) has drawn global attention. Originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in early 2023, this viral illness has rapidly spread to neighbouring countries,...Read more