Tag: Mpox
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Lassa Fever claims 13 lives in Edo, 3 Mpox cases recorded
The Edo Government has confirmed 13 deaths from outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health at the State Ministry of Health, gave the update during an interview with newsmen on Sunday
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Edo records 1 confirmed case of Mpox
Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health, Edo State Ministry of Health, says the state has recorded one confirmed case of Mpox between January and August. In an interview with NAN on Friday, Ojeifo said the confirmed case was among the
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Nigeria first in Africa to receive mpox vaccines – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria is the first country in Africa to receive mpox vaccines, aimed at combating the spread of the new strain of mpox virus.
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Mpox clade 1b transmission worries Lagos govt
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has expressed concern about the potential risk of mpox clade 1b transmission into the state. Abayomi said this during a news conference by the state Ministry of Health on Mpox on Tuesday in Lagos.
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UNHCR: Suspected 40 mpox cases among Congolese refugees
Dozens of possible cases of the viral disease mpox have emerged among refugees and displaced people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is deeply concerned because it is hard to reach those affected.
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WHO unveils plan to contain Mpox outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) hon Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan ( SPRP)to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the world health body. The plan which will run from September 2024 to February 2025, requiring 135 million U.S. dollars in funding.
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Osun govt refutes claims of new Mpox cases
Dr Akeem Bello, Director of Public Health in Osun, has dismissed reports of new monkeypox (M-pox) cases resurfacing in Ilesa, Osun. In a telephone interview on Monday in Osogbo, Bello stated that only two cases had been recorded since January.
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Cross River Govt confirms 1 case of Mpox
The Cross River Government has confirmed one case of Mpox in Okoshe community in Obudu Local Government Area. The confirmation is coming a few days after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) reported a case in the state.
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Mpox: Sweden reports first case of variant outside Africa
Sweden’s public health agency has confirmed the
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Mpox: EU to donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa
The European Union has announced it will donate 215,000 doses of vaccines to Africa to combat the ongoing Mpox outbreak on the continent.