US EditionAfrica CDC Maintains Mpox Emergency Status As Cases Surge Across the Continent
- Residents are fleeing mpox treatment centers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo due to worsening security and humanitarian issues, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
- Africa CDC reported that 605 mpox patients have fled treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, raising concerns about disease spread in neighboring countries including Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda.
- New cases of mpox have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total to five this year, according to Health Department officials. This includes a 42-year-old man and a 20-year-old youth, both residents of Peshawar.
- Ihtesham Ali, Advisor on Health, stated that both patients are in stable condition and have been placed under home isolation, urging the public to take precautions against the virus.
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Two more test positive for mpox in KP
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has detected two more mpox cases in the provincial capital, taking the total number of patients infected with zoonotic ailment in the province this year to five. Both cases, one aged 42 and the other 20, were admitted to the dermatology OPD of the Khyber Teaching Hospital a few days ago after doctors suspected them of having mpox symptoms, officials told Dawn. They said chairman of the dermatolo…
Two more Mpox cases reported in KP
Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. — ReutersPESHAWAR: Two new cases of Mpox have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of cases in the province to five this year, health officials said on...
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Africa CDC Maintains Mpox Emergency Status As Cases Surge Across the Continent
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced the continuation of mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS), following recommendations from its Emergency Consultative Group (ECG).
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