#Africa #CDC and #WHO update #mpox strategy as #outbreaks persist, https://www.who.int/news/item/17-04-2025-africa-cdc-and-who-update-mpox-strategy-as-outbreaks-persist
Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas. The revised strategy focuses on controlling outbreaks, while expanding vaccination coverage and transitioning toward a longer-term, sustainable response.
The Africa CDC and WHO have revised their Continental Response Plan for the ongoing mpox outbreaks, focusing on outbreak control and vaccination expansion. The updated strategy aims for a sustainable response while addressing challenges such as local transmission and funding gaps.
La #epidemia de #Mpox no remite en #África, que registra una media de 3 000 casos semanales https://boletinaldia.sld.cu/aldia/2025/04/16/la-epidemia-de-mpox-no-remite-en-africa-que-registra-una-media-de-3-000-casos-semanales/
«Pero es importante destacar, como hemos mencionado repetidamente, la baja cobertura de pruebas, que ronda el 21 %. Esto significa que de cada 10 casos sospechosos, sólo dos se someterán a una prueba. Por lo tanto, lo que comunicamos en términos de casos confirmados es sólo una pequeña parte», matizó Boum.
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) raised serious alarms Thursday about the escalating humanitarian crisis in the...
Emerging viral pathogens, newly reported or rapidly evolving viruses, are a significant public health concern worldwide. Beyond their characteristic clinical presentations, emerging viruses, such as monkeypox virus (MPXV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have been in …
For so many people, it's hard to fathom how deadly pathogens can cross from animal hosts to human hosts. I think it's important to point out cases of #zoonosis where sturdy work has been done to show potential links from a likely reservoir. This is even more important since our last pandemic. If the wider public saw more examples of zoonoses, then perhaps this major source of emerging human pathogens would not continue to be enigmatic to the lay public.
#Mpox viruses can infect various species, but their reservoir in the wild was unknown. A preprint by HIOH researchers, Ivorian partners, and the Taï Chimpanzee Project now identified the fire-footed rope squirrel as a potential reservoir.
Via @Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00990-8
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