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Bavarian Says Mpox Vaccine Approved by EU Regulator for Adolescents
Date: September 19, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU’s drug regulator for use in adolescents, bolstering the case for using the shot in the 12 to 17 age group to contain an outbreak in parts of Africa. Mpox has been declared a global public health emergency by the World...
Global Health Fund Says Health, Climate, Conflict ‘triple Whammy’ Hits World’s Poorest
Date: September 19, 2024
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and conflict risk overshadowing efforts to improve people’s health, when in reality the issues overlap, Peter Sands, head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, said. He was speaking in London ahead of Thursday’s release of the Global Fund’s 2024 report covering its...
Czech Republic Reported Bird Flu Outbreak on Farm, Woah Says
Date: September 17, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) – The Czech Republic has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. The virus killed 52 geese at a farm in the town of Martinice u Breznice, with another 848...
France Withdraws Pesto Sauce Brand After Likely Cases of Botulism
Date: September 11, 2024
PARIS (Reuters) -The French farm ministry on Tuesday said it detected five likely cases of food-borne botulism, a potentially fatal disease, in central France linked to contaminated pesto sauce that had been sold at some regional market fairs. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT According to the World Health Organisation, botulism is a rare but potentially fatal...
Suspected Mpox Case at Brazilian Airport Likely Chickenpox, Hospital Says
Date: August 27, 2024
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A suspected case of mpox in a passenger at Brazil’s main international airport is likely chickenpox, a Sao Paulo hospital said on Monday, as health officials remain on alert for a new mpox variant that has caused global concern. State-owned infectious disease hospital Emilio Ribas said chickenpox was the main hypothesis...
Philippines Detects First Mpox Case This Year, yet to Determine Strain
Date: August 19, 2024
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday, adding it was awaiting test results before being able to determine the strain. The patient was a 33-year-old Filipino male who had no travel history...