WHO declares end to mpox as global health emergency
The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus, which began around a year ago was no longer a […]
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Mpox no longer global health emergency, WHO says
The World Health Organisation declared that mpox no longer constitutes a global health emergency on Thursday, almost exactly a year after the disease formerly known […]
Severe mpox identified in advanced HIV cases, study says
Researchers said on Tuesday that they have identified a particularly severe form of mpox in people with advanced HIV which had a death rate of […]
From monkeypox to mpox, what’s in a name?
Dr. Sylvester Ikhisemojie When the World Health Organisation announced that it was changing the name of Monkeypox disease to Mpox, it seemed like a curious […]
Africa reported 1,200 mpox cases, Nigeria leads –WHO
Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria is leading the pack of African countries with mpox infections and deaths. The WHO disclosed this […]
WHO renames monkeypox as ‘mpox’
Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox in English, the World Health Organisation announced on Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing […]