The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) had been recorded in 21 countries, with 38 deaths. The Centers ...

Using current estimates of US long-COVID burden (assuming the probability of long COVID is 6% and symptoms last 1 year), cases cost an average of $2.01 billion annually. The economic burden of long ...

In the region's other developments, Sierra Leone reported more cases, with the first two linked to the clade 2 global strain.

Over 100 school teachers have been sensitized on the Mpox virus through the 'Safe circles' campaign by Ministry of Health (MOH), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and UNICEF Uganda ahead of the ...

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash. It is most commonly found in central and east Africa, with the chances of ...

What he didn’t know then was that the man, who ran a bar-come-brothel, was ‘patient zero’ in an outbreak of a new, more dangerous strain of mpox called clade 1b, which would trigger a global health ...

Teacher Joan contracted Mpox from her pupil and has gone on indefinite leave. She now worries whether she will resume work as ...

The European Commission, through its Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), has delivered 10,000 doses ...

The Uganda Key Populations Consortium, an LGBTQ+ rights organization, working closely with the Health Ministry and Kampala ...

As Uganda continues to try and stem the spread of mpox — an infectious disease — members of the public have been reminded to keep their guard up.The country has recorded 512 new confirmed mpox cases ...

Kenya has stepped up its preparedness for Marburg virus disease (MVD) following the recent outbreak in the neighbouring Tanzania, which has reportedly claimed eight lives as of January 16.