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August 24, 2024 1:43 PM

Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox

Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east African country to four, according to the health ministry. The two new patients were infected with the clade 1b strain of the virus, health ministry direct...

August 21, 2024 9:04 PM

Polio Outbreak in Gaza Threatens Wider Crisis

A new polio outbreak in Gaza, fueled by the ongoing war and resulting deteriorating conditions, has raised alarms that a wider epidemic could spread across the border into Israel.Polio was first detected in Gaza's wastewater in mid-July, and a first ...

August 21, 2024 1:31 PM

Philippines says new mpox case ‘not’ deadly variant

The Philippines has reported its first monkey pox case of the year, but it is a mild variant, not the deadly strain causing global concern, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Wednesday. The highly contagious Clade 1b strain, which has caused h...

August 19, 2024 11:49 AM

PM Modi intensifies monitoring of Mpox situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has intensified the oversight of India’s Mpox preparedness following the World Health Organization's (WHO) recent declaration of the disease as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO renewed...

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