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Despite being declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern 10 months ago, the mpox outbreak is not over. And in places like Sierra Leone, it is spiralling. Paul Adepoju reports.
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA)—Three of the 11 suspected cases of monkeypox (mpox) recorded in Bohol have been investigated and found to be negative for mpox. This was disclosed by Dr. Edward Matthew ...
Mpox outbreaks in Africa reflect a mixed picture, with cases on a downward trend in some countries that have been major hot ...
As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone, we check-in with Professor Trudie Lang to understand the implications of the continuing spread of the disease and what progress is being made in responding to the ...
While the Covid-19 pandemic is firmly in the past for many Americans, US households continue to bear the costs of ...
The infection prevention and control public involvement group scrutinises how infection prevention is delivered and plays a ...
The sexually transmitted infection (STI) is Scotland's second most common bacterial STI, with the latest figures showing ...
The economic advisor to President John Mahama, Seth Terkper, has warned that the current stability in Ghana’s economy is only temporary.
He said that Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness, is endemic in Nigeria and typically spikes during the dry season.
There has been a huge increase in the number of infections since the pandemic - and it is hoped the vaccine programme will prevent thousands of cases.
This mobile laboratory can examine samples from humans, animals and the environment directly on site in the event of unexplained disease outbreaks, in line with the One Health approach. This is the ...