Tag: monkeypox
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Monkeypox no longer public health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus, which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern.
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WHO renames Monkeypox virus over stigma
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has decided to use the name Mpox for a virus previously known as Monkeypox, the body announced in Geneva on Monday.
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Lagos has highest cases of monkeypox in the country – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 157 cases of Monkeypox across 26 states with Lagos having the highest number of cases in the country. This piece of information was made available by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest Monkeypox situation report for week 30.
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Monkeypox: NCDC confirms 157 cases, records four deaths
In the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) latest report for week 30, the agency has confirmed 157 cases of monkeypox across 26 states in the country with four deaths recorded. According to the agency from January 1 to July 31, 2022, four deaths were recorded from 4 states – Delta (1), Lagos (1), Ondo…
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Spread of Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped with right strategies – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said the rapid spread of the Monkeypox outbreak could be stopped with the right strategies in the right groups. WHO Technical Lead on Monkeypox, Dr Rosamund Lewis, said at a press briefing at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva that countries should act fast to stop the…
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Two cases of Monkeypox recorded in Anambra
Two suspected cases of monkeypox in three local government areas of Anambra State have been recorded, as the victims are placed under surveillance. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the councils are Anambra East, Onitsha and Oyi. Commissioner for Health Dr. Afam Obidike, who addressed reporters in Awka, said one of the cases has been confirmed positive.…
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Monkeypox outbreak growing across Britain
British officials have said the monkeypox outbreak in the U.K. is growing across the country, mainly among men who are gay or bisexual, or other men who have sex with men. They urged those with new or multiple sex partners to be vigilant for the symptoms of monkeypox. In a technical briefing released on Friday,…
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WHO to rename Monkeypox, publishes guideline on vaccination
World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its variants, and also to put in place a mechanism to help share available vaccines, more equitably, as the need arises. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Geneva.
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FG committed to ending monkey pox – Minister
The Federal Government on Sunday says it has put in place all mechanism to monitor and curb the outbreak of monkey pox causing anxiety around the world. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this at the inauguartion of projects executed by Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.
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MonkeyPox: Nigeria records 10 additional cases in 7 days – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC ) has recorded 10 additional Monkeypox cases in the last seven days in the country.