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Mpox Outbreak Spreads Like Wildfire in Africa – WHO Issues Urgent Warning!
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that 15 countries in Africa are grappling with mpox outbreaks in 2024, with Ghana becoming the latest nation to report cases. The WHO’s Friday update highlights ongoing challenges in diagnosing and treating the disease, citing multiple viral clades, delayed detection, and limited healthcare access as factors complicating the response. According to the report,…
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Bavarian Nordic Shares Surge Amid WHO’s Mpox Emergency Declaration
Shares of Bavarian Nordic surged on Friday following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of a public health emergency over a growing mpox outbreak in Africa. The Danish company, which produces the only globally approved mpox vaccine under the brand names Jynneos, Imvamune, and Imvanex, saw its stock jump more than 14% during early trading in Copenhagen. Although the gains…
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European Commission, Bavarian Nordic Donate 215,000 Monkeypox Vaccines to Africa
The European Commission has announced it is coordinating the procurement and donation of over 215,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). On Tuesday, the Africa CDC declared a public health emergency due to the monkeypox outbreak across the continent and appealed for approximately 2 million vaccine doses. From January to July,…
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