One of the first people to be diagnosed with mpox in Burundi, his problems underline the challenges facing Africa's second-worst affected country in its fight against the disease. The father of ...

Of 154 cases that tested positive for mpox in Burundi, which borders eastern Congo, from July 3 to Sept. 9 the median age was 9.5 years, researchers said in a study released Oct. 17 in the ...

The World Health Organization declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern.” The Democratic Republic of Congo has been hardest hit, though Burundi has also seen a recent ...

Emergent BioSolutions, one of only three companies with a vaccine for mpox, has agreed to donate ... along with neighbouring countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. The WHO's decision ...

Of the 154 cases that tested positive for mpox in Burundi, which borders eastern Congo, from July 3 to Sept 9 (2024), the median age was 9.5 years, researchers said in a study recently released in ...

NGOZI, Burundi — The hug between the two women looked ... amid threats from contagious diseases such as COVID-19 and Mpox. “People greet each other from a distance for fear of contaminating ...

WHO says it has been identified in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda – all countries that have never reported cases of mpox before. The public health emergency was declared by the group’s director ...