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Biden administration declares Monkeypox a health emergency

5 August 20225 August 2022

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

5 August 20225 August 2022

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…

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Tonix Pharma eyes clinical trials for monkeypox vax in Kenya

3 August 20223 August 2022

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…

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Africa CDC issues guidelines to contain monkeypox

30 July 202231 July 2022

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…

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Nigeria CDC hosts training on specific detection of monkeypox virus

29 June 202229 June 2022

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…

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Nigeria intensifies disease surveillance for monkeypox as cases escalate

30 May 202230 May 2022

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…

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Roche develops three new PCR test kits for monkeypox virus as cases rise

26 May 202226 May 2022

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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