The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population.
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The end of smallpox was … the beginning for mpox
Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here’s the story — starting with patient zero for mpox back in 1970.
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Biden pledges mpox aid to Africa in his valedictory speech to the United Nations
President Biden talked about the sweeping changes he has seen during his long career, urged an end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, and said “some things are more important than staying in power.”
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First doses of mpox vaccines arrive at the heart of Africa’s outbreak. What took so long?
Congo has over 20,000 cases of mpox and hundreds of deaths, mostly in children, but zero vaccines until now. A planeload of doses donated from the EU landed in Kinshasa on Thursday.
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Alarmed by mpox surge, Africa CDC is poised to declare a ‘continental emergency’
This would be the first ever emergency declaration for the African continent. What’s the reason for this sense of urgency?
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Mpox did not fade away. Africa faces two alarming outbreaks — and lacks vaccines
The Global North has moved on from the mpox scare of 2022. The Global South is seeing outbreaks — and lacks the tools to address stem the virus.
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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?
With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.