Hundreds sick with bizarre new ‘dancing disease’ which leaves victims shaking uncontrollably
A MYSTERY illness leaving hundreds of patients shaking uncontrollably has struck Uganda, local media reports suggest. The ...
Mpox vaccine update: Serum Institute of India inks deal with Bavarian Nordic to produce the jab
Denmark’s Bavarian Nordic will collaborate with Serum Institute of India to manufacture its Mpox vaccine, enhancing ...
Sex, a hex and a sick child offer clues to an epidemic’s birth
In a remote Congolese town, a medical mystery led to the discovery of alarming changes in the mpox virus and, eventually, to ...
Children’s Mpox Shots Arriving as Congo Fights Mystery Disease
Mpox vaccines that young children can use will arrive from Japan next week, a crucial step in reducing the spread of the ...
Ebola: how a vaccine turned a terrifying virus into a preventable disease
Sierra Leone was one of three countries ravaged by the Ebola epidemic 10 years ago. A national vaccine campaign is a big step ...
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Literature: Torn by the tale of two Norwegian mercenaries in the DRC
In ‘Les Carnets du Congo’ (The Congo Notebooks), recently translated into French from Norwegian, writer Nikolaj Frobenius ...
‘Disease X’ Identification Delayed by Remote Congo Jungles
An outbreak of a mysterious flu-like illness in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a “major ...
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Mystery Disease in Congo May Be Malaria but More Testing Needed, Authorities Say
On Tuesday, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, also said most of the samples ...
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Mystery Illness Outbreak in Congo May Be Malaria
There's early evidence that a mysterious flu-like illness that has sickened 416 people and left 75 dead in the Democ ...
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Africa CDC, WHO probe 'Disease X' in DR Congo
"Africa CDC is fully committed to supporting member states in safeguarding public health," Jean Kaseya, director-general of Africa CDC, said. He said the Africa CDC has deployed a multidisciplinary ...
Congo's Mystery Disease Might Be Malaria: Authorities
Health officials revealed Congo's mysterious illness causing flu-like symptoms and dozens of deaths could be malaria.