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Mpox cases rise in Africa; first doses of Japanese vaccine expected next week

Fri, 2024-12-13 11:06 — mike kraft
As mpox cases rise in Africa, first doses of Japanese vaccine expected next week Activity continues to fluctuate across different countries, with cases of novel clade 1b continuing to rise. CIDRAP

Africa saw a notable jump in mpox cases last week, with a continuing rise in novel clade 1b detections and shifts in transmission status in affected countries, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday at a weekly briefing.

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Mystery outbreak in Congo mostly affects children, may involve malaria --WHO

Wed, 2024-12-11 10:23 — mike kraft
Initial samples in DR Congo unexplained outbreak positive for malaria Initial test results from samples patients in an unexplained illness outbreak in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found malaria from several samples, though it's possible that more than one disease in involved, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today at a briefing in Geneva. CIDRAP
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Malaria cases increased again in 2023, African children worst hit -- WHO

Wed, 2024-12-11 10:16 — mike kraft

Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - There were around 11 million more cases of malaria in 2023 than in 2022, up to an estimated 263 million, according to a new World Health Organization report, marking another year of negligible progress against the age-old killer.
There were 597,000 deaths, a similar total to 2022, the vast majority among African children aged under 5 years old, the WHO said.
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More than 3/4 of the earth's lands are drying out because of climate change-- study

Mon, 2024-12-09 17:13 — mike kraft
Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP News
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Mpox cases confirmed in two more African nations

Fri, 2024-12-06 12:23 — mike kraft
Mpox continues its Africa spread as clade 1b confirmed in 2 more nations Recent detections in Zimbabwe and Zambia were confirmed as the novel 1b clade. CIDRAP

 

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Congo mystery disease: WHO is sending experts to help

Fri, 2024-12-06 11:52 — mike kraft
WHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery disease BERLIN (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country. The WHO experts are on their way to Panzi, a locality in the southwestern Kwango province, where they will deliver essential medicines and diagnostic kits to help analyse the cause of the illness. Laboratory tests are being conducted to determine the cause, the WHO said, adding that it would share more information as soon as it was available. Yahoo News
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Unidentified disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say

Tue, 2024-12-03 12:21 — mike kraft

Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec 3 (Reuters) - An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.
 
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Mpox: Burundi reluctant to accept vaccines despite outbreak; new case in England

Fri, 2024-11-29 10:57 — mike kraft
Despite The Offer Of Free Mpox Vaccines, Burundi's Government Is Hesitant - Health Policy Watch Despite having the second biggest mpox outbreak in Africa, Burundi has no immediate plans to vaccinate those at risk. Health Policy Watch

...Donated vaccine doses are available to Burundi for free but “vaccine hesitancy” might be playing a part in the government’s reluctance to vaccinate people, according to Dr Ngashi Ngongo, mpox lead for the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

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Study shows how smart climate change and other policies could address competing land use needs.

Tue, 2024-11-26 17:19 — mike kraft
Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world? An MIT-led study shows that there is enough land to support efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius while addressing competing needs for long-term food security and ecosystem health. MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The team finds that with transformative changes in policy, land management practices, and consumption patterns, global land is sufficient to provide a sustainable supply of food and ecosystem services throughout this century while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions in alignment with the 1.5 C goal.

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Malaria: Djibouti experiments; surge in East Africa

Thu, 2024-11-21 11:04 — mike kraft
Djibouti experiments with GM mosquito against malaria Tens of thousands of genetically modified mosquitos are being released every week in Djibouti as the tiny Horn of Africa state experiments with a new weapon against an unprecedented malaria surge. Science X Medical Xpress
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