Tag: mpox
Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports
TAMESNA, Morocco -- After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent...
First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe mpox variant has been confirmed in a person who had recently traveled...
Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working
KAMITUGA, Congo -- It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she's still struggling...
First doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrive in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo -- Authorities in Congo said that 50,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the United States arrived in the country on Tuesday,...
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal -- The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan...