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MPOX hits Africa and beyond

Published on: August 18, 2024
10:03

Nairobi, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Haunting the world as a new devastating ghost, the mpox, or monkeypox virus, has so far claimed 540 lives in Africa alone, the African Union (AU) reported today.

First case of polio in Gaza, while the UN prepares vaccinations

Published on: August 17, 2024
10:25

Ramallah, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Gaza authorities announced the first case of polio in the territory, amid a UN campaign to reach a temporary cease-fire to start a round of vaccination.

France is on high alert for MPOX virus

Published on: August 16, 2024
18:23

Paris, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) France’s former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who presented his resignation letter a month ago, announced on Friday that the national healthcare system had entered the state of highest alert in the face of the threat of monkeypox (MPOX), the most lethal variant of which has already reached Europe.

Nicaragua hosts 2nd International Health and Technology Fair

Published on: August 16, 2024
18:11

Managua, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua’s 2nd International Health and Technology Fair kicked off on Friday here, organized by the nation’s Military Medical Corps of the Army.

Hezbollah strikes Israeli positions, soldiers and barracks

Published on: August 16, 2024
17:51

Beirut, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) The Lebanese Axis of Resistance a.k.a Hezbollah struck Friday positions of the Israeli soldiers, at the general headquarters of the armored battalions of the 188th Brigade in the Rawia barracks.

Mpox could become a pandemic worse than Covid-19, expert says

Published on: August 16, 2024
15:32

Mpox could become a pandemic worse than Covid-19, expert says

UN calls for humanitarian pauses for anti-polio vaccination in Gaza

Published on: August 16, 2024
13:31

United Nations, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General António Guterres today called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict in Gaza to begin an anti-polio immunization campaign for more than 640,000 children in the enclave.

Hurricane Ernesto approaches Bermuda

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:46

Washington, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Meteorological event Ernesto is approaching Bermuda with maximum sustained winds of 155 kilometers per hour, the National Hurricane Center reported today, classifying it as a major tropical cyclone.

Angola does not register cases of Mpox

Published on: August 16, 2024
11:22

Luanda, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Angola continues today without registering cases of smallpox (Mpox), but reinforced measures of the contingency plan, the Secretary of State for Public Health, Carlos Alberto Pinto, assured.

Colombia implements measures to respond to Mpox emergency

Published on: August 16, 2024
09:24

Bogota, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) On Friday, the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection implemented a group of measures following the Mpox clade I outbreak declaration as an emergency of international concern.

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MPOX hits Africa and beyond

First case of polio in Gaza, while the UN prepares vaccinations

France is on high alert for MPOX virus

Nicaragua hosts 2nd International Health and Technology Fair

Hezbollah strikes Israeli positions, soldiers and barracks

Mpox could become a pandemic worse than Covid-19, expert says

UN calls for humanitarian pauses for anti-polio vaccination in Gaza

Hurricane Ernesto approaches Bermuda

Angola does not register cases of Mpox

Colombia implements measures to respond to Mpox emergency

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