USA – The Biden administration has declared a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak in the United States even as infections exceed those of any other country in the…
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Japanese government authorizes the use of the smallpox vaccine against monkeypox
JAPAN- Japan’s health ministry has approved the use of a smallpox vaccine believed to be effective against monkeypox. Health officials said that the smallpox vaccine is thought to be 85…
Read MoreTonix Pharma eyes clinical trials for monkeypox vax in Kenya
KENYA – Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (TNXP) has selected the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) for monkeypox vaccine trials in a bid to increase access to potential monkeypox treatment in…
Read MoreAfrica CDC issues guidelines to contain monkeypox
ETHIOPIA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has published key recommendations for Africa Union (AU) Member States to curb the spread of monkeypox cases in…
Read MoreNigeria CDC hosts training on specific detection of monkeypox virus
NIGERIA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has hosted a series of theoretical and hands-on training on real-time PCR-based monkeypox virus (MPXV) diagnosis held at the NCDC National…
Read MoreNigeria intensifies disease surveillance for monkeypox as cases escalate
NIGERIA – Nigeria has intensified genomic surveillance for monkeypox at the National Reference Laboratory for Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Abuja to support capacity building of surveillance officers…
Read MoreRoche develops three new PCR test kits for monkeypox virus as cases rise
SWITZERLAND – Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche has announced the development of three test kits to detect the monkeypox virus, which has recently spread outside of its epidemic areas in…
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