2024-08-21 05:50:08
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Understanding the Mpox Virus: WHO Clarifies it is Not the New COVID-19
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Deutsche Welle
WHO: mpox not new COVID-19, authorities understand spread but need to learn about new, more contagious variant. Mpox cases surged globally in 2 years, leading WHO to twice declare public health emergency; virus historically rare outside endemic regions, but new surge in Congo and neighbors.
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Authorities report 28 cases - One death from Mpox in Ivory Coast
Politics
Authorities in Ivory Coast report 28 Mpox cases, including one death. Some cases were recorded in Abidjan. The disease is due to a variant 2, while a more dangerous variant 1b occurs in other countries.
The Guardian
Mpox: Argentina quarantines cargo ship over suspected case of virus
Politics
Argentina quarantines Liberian-flagged cargo ship from Santos, Brazil carrying soy over suspected mpox case; new clade 1b variant detected in Africa and Sweden; only medical personnel allowed onboard; Argentina had 8 prior mpox cases, crew to quarantine pending test results; Bavarian Nordic and Roche looking to boost vaccine and testing capacity.
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WHO Confirms Monkeypox is Not a New Form of Covid-19
Monkeypox is spreading in Indonesia, with 88 cases in 6 provinces. This virus is easily transmitted through close contact and originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An Indonesian diaspora in Albania was killed by her husband. The death toll due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) reached 1.27 million in 2019 and is projected to reach 10 million by 2050. The Philippines also reported 1 case, and the Ministry of Health has prepared 4,450 vaccine doses to prevent the spread in Indone..
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