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mpox declared public health emergency of international concern; The latest health stories from around the world

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Cases of mpox — previously called monkeypox — have been surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In recent weeks, cases have appeared in nearby African countries, including several that have never reported mpox cases before. www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/08/14/g-s1-16977/mpox-public-health-emergency-world-health-organization-who? “What we’re seeing […]

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Africa CDC to declare mpox as Public Health Emergency of Continental Security; The latest health stories from around the world

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In what would be an unprecedented move, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says the organization will “most likely” declare a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) this week because of the rapid spread of mpox across 16 African countries. “What is critical to know is that

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New HIV prevention medication gains standing ovation at AIDS 2024 conference; The latest health stories from around the world

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It’s rare for scientists to get a standing ovation for presenting their data. But after South African researcher Linda-Gail Bekker finished her talk about an HIV prevention trial at the AIDS 2024 conference in Munich last week, the audience stood up and clapped for almost 1 minute. Bekker told the audience that among more than

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Traces of poliovirus found in Gaza; The latest health stories from around the world

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Children in the Gaza Strip are facing a grave new threat: paralysis by poliovirus. Traces of the virus, derived from vaccine using a live but weakened strain, have been found in six wastewater samples from two sites there, Gaza’s Ministry of Health announced on 16 July. www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-pricey-stegosaurus-alzheimer-s-drug-company-resignations-and-monitoring-co2? No cases of paralysis have been reported yet,

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France Hosts AVMA in hopes of driving African vaccine production; The latest health stories from around the world

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In June, France hosted the launch of African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA), an approximately US$1 billion project geared towards making vaccines more available in Africa – away from African soil. www.independent.co.ug/africa-races-to-increase-vaccine-manufacturing-capacity-concerns-rise-over-europes-control/ Only 2% of vaccines in Africa are made on the continent – most of them in South Africa, among few countries with ability to

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Counterfeit Ozempic found in multiple countries; The latest health stories from around the world

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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported on three counterfeit batches of Ozempic that were discovered in late 2023 in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with an unknown number of unreported cases. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/who-warns-against-counterfeit-ozempic-europe-and-united-2024a1000caq? Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer, has confirmed that the batches in question are not original products. The pens may be

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New HIV prevention trial indicates 100% protection; The latest health stories from around the world

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Researchers and activists in the trenches of the long fight against HIV got a rare piece of exciting news last week: Results from a large clinical trial in Africa showed that a twice-yearly injection of a new antiviral drug gave young women total protection from the virus. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/health/lenacapavir-hiv-prevention-africa.html? “I got cold shivers,” said Dr Linda-Gail

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US FDA announces autumn COVID-19 strategy; The latest health stories from around the world

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week endorsed a strategy for a COVID-19 vaccine to be used this autumn that favours a composition different from one recently recommended by an agency advisory committee. The continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 makes choosing the most effective vaccine challenging. www.science.org/content/article/news-glance-saving-endangered-leopard-restoring-europe-s-habitats-and-assessing? This month, the panel of outside scientists

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Polio’s last strongholds continue to cause issue; The latest health stories from around the world

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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has been struggling in Africa with large outbreaks spawned by the polio vaccine itself, which is made of live but weakened poliovirus. But the program at least had the wild virus on the run, driving down the cases it causes in its last strongholds, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Now, GPEI

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COVID-19 continues to evolve, vaccines must keep up the pace; The latest health stories from around the world

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SARS-CoV-2 keeps evolving, and it’s time for COVID-19 vaccines to again follow suit, advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed early last week. The panel voted unanimously in favour of updating the shots to more closely match virus strains now circulating. www.science.org/content/article/covid-19-vaccines-should-get-fall-update-panel-concludes?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=WeeklyLatestNews&et_rid=785235729&et_cid=5240384 Although the FDA still needs to greenlight the change, the

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