U.S. boosts passenger screening as Africa grapples with deadly Marburg and mpox outbreaks
Johannesburg — After the world was caught largely unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists warned that lessons must be learned....
Mpox
Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
Congolese authorities began vaccination against mpox on Saturday, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to...
Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo’s mpox outbreak
KAMITUGA, Congo -- It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said,...
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
KAVUMU, Congo -- Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where...
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
KAMITUGA, Congo -- Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave....
Mpox vaccines arrive in Congo, but not fast enough as the disease spreads and deaths mount fast
Johannesburg — Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday they would start administering mpox vaccinations on Oct. 2,...
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...
Congo gets first desperately needed mpox vaccines, but vaccination campaign faces huge challenges
Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency declared over a still-growing mpox...
