Mpox is a growing global health threat, scientists warn
For decades, the human niche for viruses related to smallpox has remained mostly empty. Since eradicating smallpox, only rare ...
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AI model by WSU researchers aims to prevent future pandemics
Researchers at Washington State University have developed an AI tool that could help prevent pandemics by identifying animal ...
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'Unprecedented crisis' in Africa healthcare: report
Africa's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that the continent faces "an unprecedented financing crisis" that could lead to between two to four million additional deaths ...
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Research highlights rising risk of human-to-human mpox transmission
Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the University of Surrey.
Mpox could become a serious global threat, scientists warn
Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the ...
Machine learning model uses host characteristics and virus genetics to predict potential reservoirs
A new artificial intelligence tool could aid in limiting or even prevent pandemics by identifying animal species that may ...
The Lancet9d
Yap Boum II: coordinating the mpox response in Africa
When I first spoke to Yap Boum II in January, 2025, he had recently become Deputy Incident Manager for the continental ...
The Tribune13d
Pak confirms 2nd mpox case in 2025
The patient, a 28-year-old male resident of Shah Latif Town, contracted the virus after his wife showed symptoms. The patient's wife has a travel history abroad. The Tribune, now published from ...
Orange County Register15d
Texas measles outbreak expected to last for months, though vaccinations are up from last year
As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began ... who has worked on measles for 25 years, mostly in Africa. “But we’re not seeing that type of ...
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Learning from an evolving public health emergency to guide responses to mpox in Africa
Experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nigeria highlighted the impact that global narratives can have on people’s local experiences of mpox as the global outbreak generated fear and ...