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The CDC warned travelers of "confirmed" cases of diphtheria in Guinea, as well as outbreaks of mpox in Liberia and Sierra ...
Sierra Leone faces a Clade II mpox outbreak, driving urgent health action and global calls for vaccine and response support.
Mpox is caused by a virus from the same family as smallpox. It can be transmitted to humans by infected animals but can also ...
As African countries continue to grapple with multiple mpox outbreaks involving different clades and transmission patterns, ...
Despite reporting over 4,400 confirmed cases of mpox as of 27th June 2025, Sierra Leone has performed genomic characterization on only approximately 2.5% of these cases (108 sequences), representing a ...
More mpox diagnostic kits and a proactive approach to community testing is needed to stop Sierra Leone’s growing outbreak, researchers say. The mpox outbreak began late last year in the small ...
KAMPALA, Uganda, June 30, 2025--As Sierra Leone grapples with the rapid escalation of mpox cases, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls for urgent global action to improve vaccination efforts for ...
A Tiverton-based engineer has been lending his support to a grassroots campaign in Sierra Leone as the country grapples with a rising outbreak of the Mpox virus. Robert Hodgson, who has been ...
The Gambian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the detection of the country’s first mpox case, bringing heightened attention to the regional ...
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the ...
The number of mpox cases in Guinea since an outbreak was first detected has passed 200, health officials told AFP Friday, ...