The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged healthcare workers to strictly adhere to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures when handling Mpox cases to prevent further spread.
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Sierra Leone has reported its first confirmed case of mpox since the world’s highest alert level for the potentially deadly viral disease was raised last year.
China said on Thursday it had recorded five cases of a new mpox strain, but that the “outbreak has been effectively handled.”
A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, says the use of unsterilised makeup brushes can cause skin infection, monkeypox, hepatitis or HIV.
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), in collaboration with the Cross River State Ministry of Health, has trained 200 community-based volunteers to respond to the Mpox outbreak in parts of the state.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that Mpox cases are expected to rise over the next four weeks, with signs of flattening anticipated early next year.
Congo’s mpox control programme on Wednesday said Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in Kinshasa due to a shortage of doses, while cases countrywide continue to rise, especially among children.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a concerning REPORT highlighting a significant rise in mpox cases across various countries,…
Kenya’s health authorities have called on citizens to stay vigilant after confirming three new cases of mpox, ending a month-long hiatus and bringing the total case count to 17.
Mpox cases this year have shown an unprecedented rise in African continent as cases shoot up by 500% compared to last year, data from Africa CDC showed.