Monkeypox

DRC and WHO strengthen cooperation against Mpox

Published on: January 21, 2025
10:15

Kinshasa, Jan 21 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) strengthen cooperation against Mpox, a disease that has caused almost 1,400 deaths in the country since the beginning of 2024.

PAHO: Caribbean must keep an eye on monkeypox

Published on: November 28, 2024
14:46

Kingston, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has warned countries in the Caribbean basin to be on high alert concerning the Monkeypox (Mpox) threat.

More than 600 deaths from Mpox in DRC this year

Published on: August 28, 2024
10:50

Kinshasa, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) At least 610 people died in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year due to monkeypox (Mpox), the Minister of Public Health, Roger Kamba, informed.

Paraguayan health authorities warn of monkeypox threat

Published on: August 20, 2024
11:49

Asuncion, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan health authorities warned about the symptoms associated with monkeypox (mpox) and recommended actions to follow in case of its appearance.

Uganda shields border with Democratic Congo due to monkeypox

Published on: August 20, 2024
11:43

Kampala, Aug 20 (Prensa Latina) The Ugandan government announced extreme prevention measures on its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to contain the spread in the area of Mpox, also known as monkeypox.

Mpox declared a Public Health Security Emergency in Africa

Published on: August 14, 2024
09:30

Addis Ababa, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) officially declared the current outbreak of Mpox as a Continental Public Health Security Emergency.

Simultaneous outbreaks of monkeypox erupt in Kenya and Central Africa

Published on: August 1, 2024
10:55

Nairobi, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Two monkeypox outbreaks in Kenya and the Central African Republic, within minutes of each other, were reported by health authorities of both states.

DR Congo registers 12 more deaths from monkeypox

Published on: June 18, 2024
10:59

Kinshasa, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recorded another 12 deaths from smallpox (Mpox) and 427 suspected cases, according to reports from health authorities published today by the local press.

Monkeypox cases in Panama have risen to 167

Published on: March 2, 2023
14:26

Panama City, Mar 2 (Prensa Latina) With seven new cases reported in the last epidemiological week, the number of contagions with monkeypox, a name the World Health Organization gave to that disease, raised to 167 in Panama.

Paraguay´s MPOX cases continues to increase

Published on: December 8, 2022
16:57

Asuncion, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The monkeypox cases are slightly increasing every week in Paraguay, said the Health Surveillance Director Guillermo Sequera.

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