Africa: Africa CDC and European Commission Launch New Initiative to Strengthen Mpox Testing and Sequencing Across Africa: [Africa CDC] Addis Ababa/Brussels -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the European Commission today announced the launch of the Partnership to Accelerate Mpox Testing and Sequencing in Africa (PAMTA), a landmark initiative to boost diagnostics… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TMCkTk #AfricaCDC #Mpox #PublicHealth #DiseaseControl #HealthcareInnovation
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Hundreds of thousands of doses of mpox vaccine that the United States had promised to send to African nations are in danger of going to waste, dozens of congressional Democrats have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/world/politics/us-taxpayer-vaccine-expire/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #vaccines #africa #mpox #us #donaldtrump #republicans
The Japan Times · 800,000 U.S. taxpayer-funded vaccine doses may expire, lawmakers say
Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report - https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/07/trump-admin-squanders-nearly-800000-vaccines-meant-for-africa-report/ " The #mpox vaccines were pledged under the Biden administration. " remember this if mpox breaks out in #murica
Ars Technica · Trump admin squanders nearly 800,000 vaccines meant for Africa: Report
Several New Weekly Updates Just In Are Trending In The Wrong Direction
Awful timing if you ask me.
With the #UnitedStates 
& #Europe already reporting infections, underfunded health workers are providing the first line of defense against this virus in other countries. But they could use some extra help!
#SierraLeone 
Is Battling an #Mpox Outbreak. What Happens Next Affects Us All https://time.com/7291478/sierra-leone-mpox-outbreak-pardis-sabeti-christian-happi-essay/
TIME · What Happens in Sierra Leone's Mpox Outbreak Affects Us All"Mpox, as a pandemic, could be brutal," write Pardis Sabeti and Christian Happi.
4th #meeting of #IHR (2005) Emergency #Committee regarding upsurge of #mpox 2024 – Temporary #recommendations (#WHO, June 9 '25), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/06/4th-meeting-of-ihr-2005-emergency.html
etidiohnew.blogspot.com4th #meeting of #IHR (2005) Emergency #Committee regarding upsurge of #mpox 2024 – Temporary #recommendations (#WHO, June 9 '25)
Explosive #mpox #outbreak in #SierraLeone overwhelms #health systems
The small West African country, population about 9 million, has seen more than 3000 cases so far. It now accounts for three-quarters of all new mpox cases in #Africa, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (#AfricaCDC).
https://www.science.org/content/article/explosive-mpox-outbreak-sierra-leone-overwhelms-health-systems
Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO risks weakening America’s ability to respond to global health threats, diminishing its influence, and increasing its vulnerability to future pandemics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/02/world/trumps-who-withdrawal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #covid19 #birdflu #h5n1 #mpox #ebola #marburg #cholera #who #pandemic #us #donaldtrump
The Japan Times · Trump’s WHO withdrawal could cost the U.S. dearly
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Die Pockenkrankheit #MPox - übertragen durch Affen und Nagetiere - trat ursprünglich in West- und Zentralafrika auf. Vor 3 Jahren mehrten sich dann weltweit Fälle: Das Virus wird nun auch von Mensch zu Mensch übertragen. Auch durch eine international engere Zusammenarbeit kann das Virus bisher gut in Schach gehalten werden. Das liegt auch am neu gegründeten @WHO -Pandemie-Hub. Ein #Nano-Bericht zeigt, was dort passiert: https://www.3sat.de/wissen/nano/250520-who-zentrum-berlin-pandemie-risikomanagement-global-daten-nano-100.html?at_medium=Social%20Media&at_campaign=Mastodon&at_specific=3sat
3satKann dieser Ort uns vor der nächsten Pandemie retten?Unsichtbare Viren lauern überall. Mit modernster Datenanalyse bereiten sich Experten darauf vor, neue Ausbrüche früh zu erkennen und eine schnelle Ausbreitung zu verhindern.
Cases Of The New Covid Variant Have Been Reported In More Countries
#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #TWiV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #infectiousdiseases #mpox #measles #Ebola #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #avianflu #birdflu #influenza #polio #RSV #vaccinate #vaccines
TWiV 1220: Clinical update week 24. May 2025
"changes in FDA vaccine approval policy especially how it is applied to COVID-19 vaccines and restricts vaccine availability/usage and Novavax’s vaccine, mpox, “bird flu”, the ongoing measles outbreak [...]"
The NB.1.8.1 Covid Variant Is Causing Covid Cases To Rise In Asia
Early Indications Of The Summer Covid Wave Are Starting To Show up
Covid Outbreaks Are Still Happening Even As We Hear Less On The Media
Reminder that diseases continue to spread even if they are no longer in the headlines. #mpox https://www.who.int/news/item/17-04-2025-africa-cdc-and-who-update-mpox-strategy-as-outbreaks-persist
www.who.intAfrica CDC and WHO update mpox strategy as outbreaks persistThe Africa CDC and WHO have revised their Continental Response Plan for the ongoing mpox outbreaks, focusing on outbreak control and vaccination expansion. The updated strategy aims for a sustainable response while addressing challenges such as local transmission and funding gaps.
For so many people, it's hard to fathom how deadly pathogens can cross from animal hosts to human hosts. I think it's important to point out cases of #zoonosis where sturdy work has been done to show potential links from a likely reservoir. This is even more important since our last pandemic. If the wider public saw more examples of zoonoses, then perhaps this major source of emerging human pathogens would not continue to be enigmatic to the lay public.
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The study carried out by Carme Riutord-Fe and Jasmin Schlotterbeck and led by Fabian Leendertz collected samples from a group of mangabeys before, during and after a #Mpox outbreak. Their research suggests the virus was transmitted to the primates by eating Mpox-infected squirrels.