Jun 12, 2024 · Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). There are two known clades of MPXV: clade I, previously called the Congo Basin clade; and clade II, …

Aug 5, 2024 · South Africa is currently experiencing a resurgence in cases of mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox. These cases are part of a global outbreak which began in …

Sep 17, 2024 · The Mpox Continental Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa will see an estimated US$ 45.5 of a US$ 600-million total budget allocated to South Africa, most of which …

Sep 9, 2024 · There is currently no mpox vaccine available in South Africa. After decades of widespread concern due to a dangerous new strain of the virus (Clade I), the first 10,000 mpox …

South Africa is amongst the countries currently experiencing the outbreak of Mpox, a viral infection which spreads between people and occasionally from the environment to people via …

Jun 22, 2024 · South Africa has recorded two Mpox deaths, with 13 cases recorded since the start of May. But experts have said certain groups were at greater risk of developing severe …

Jun 26, 2024 · The Department of Health would like to confirm that the country has recorded three more positive cases of Mpox (formerly known as monkey pox) and one death as the efforts to …

Preliminary investigations indicate that all the confirmed cases had no history of travel to countries with ongoing Mpox outbreaks. Available sequence data from three cases revealed the …

Aug 28, 2024 · In May 2022, DRC confirmed a mpox outbreak caused by the mpox clade I virus. In June 2024, a mutant strain, clade Ib, was reported along the eastern border with Rwanda, …

Jul 10, 2024 · South Africa has reported 20 new confirmed cases of mpox, including three deaths, in the past two months (8 May to 2 July), the World Health Organization has said. 1 Cases …