Countries Mpox killed 548 people in DRC since start of 2024 DRC — An mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 548 people since the start of... Read more 15 Aug
Countries Africa’s CDC declares mpox a public health emergency Nairobi – The African Union’s health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak... Read more 14 Aug
Countries Africa mpox resurgence fuels alarm Abidjan – Two years after a global outbreak, fears are rife that a new strain of mpox – previously... Read more 7 Aug
Countries SA reports 2 new Mpox cases, total rises to 24 By Betha Madhomu Cape Town – The South African Department of Health has reported two new laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox,... Read more 5 Aug
Countries Kenya reports first mpox case Kenya — Kenya has detected its first case of mpox, the health ministry said Wednesday, as the regional East... Read more 31 Jul
Countries Hammanskraal learner tests negative for mpox after retraction Cape Town – A grade one learner from Hammanskraal, initially suspected of having mpox, has tested negative for the... Read more 22 Jul
Countries Gauteng Education backtracks on Mpox case statement at Hammanskraal school Cape Town — The Gauteng Department of Education was forced to retract a statement saying that Iketleng Primary School... Read more 18 Jul
Countries SA on high alert after report of 2 additional Mpox cases Cape Town – South Africa has confirmed two new cases of Monkeypox (Mpox), bringing the total number of infections... Read more 12 Jul
Countries 15 Mpox patients recover as cases continue to rise Cape Town — The Department of Health confirmed that the number of active Mpox cases in South Africa has... Read more 5 Jul
Countries ‘We are very afraid’ – Fears new ‘most dangerous’ mpox strain could cross borders Paris – A new deadlier strain of mpox that transmits more easily between people is killing children and causing... Read more 27 Jun