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Africa's mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world's inability to stop epidemics, experts say A leading African scientist says the growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the AP News

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Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics-- WHO expert

Tue, 2024-08-27 18:03 — mike kraft

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With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu - KFF Health News A Colorado picnic celebrated Farmworker Appreciation Day. But some dairy workers there said they aren’t feeling appreciated: They don’t have basic protective gear, even as bird flu spreads through area farms. paulavirna KFF Health News

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Some Farmworkers Say They Only Have Gloves For Protection as They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu

Tue, 2024-08-27 11:06 — mike kraft

...some dairy workers ...said they haven’t received any personal protective equipment beyond gloves to guard against the virus, even as they or colleagues have come down with conjunctivitis and flu-like symptoms that they fear to be bird flu.

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Mpox: Concern about refugee camps; African scientists trying to respond

Tue, 2024-08-27 10:56 — mike kraft

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Opinion: Another Pandemic Looms... We’re Still Not Ready

Thu, 2024-08-22 11:22 — mike kraft

Just one day after the World Health Organization declared the deadly mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, Sweden reported its first case of a dangerous strain of the disease (and there may be more cases). The threat of a pandemic of mpox is here yet again. To curb this crisis, the affected countries in Africa need tests, vaccines and people to respond. Now.

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IFRC says shortage of testing, vaccines hampers mpox response in Africa | Reuters

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Shortage of testing, vaccines hampers mpox response in Africa--IFRC

Fri, 2024-08-16 11:43 — mike kraft

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Mpox never stopped spreading in Africa. Now it’s an international public health emergency. Again. The mpox outbreak never ended in Africa. Now a deadlier strain is spreading. Jess Craig Vox

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Analysis: Background on Mpox problem

Wed, 2024-08-14 16:47 — mike kraft

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Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency Vaccines to help curb an escalating mpox outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries may still not reach the central African country for months even as the World Health Organization considers following Africa’s top public health agency in declaring the outbreak an emergency. Jennifer Rigby

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Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO declared an emergency

Wed, 2024-08-14 16:36 — mike kraft

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WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency. AP News

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Mpox outbreaks in Africa declared a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads-_WHO

Wed, 2024-08-14 16:30 — mike kraft

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent.

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As heat waves hit U.S., poll finds most can't locate local cooling station (medicalxpress.com)

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As heat waves hit U.S., most people can't locate local cooling station--poll

Wed, 2024-08-14 11:03 — mike kraft

... new poll finds many people can recognize the signs of heat sickness if it strikes them or someone else.

However, many more don't know crucial information that could help them during a heat wave, such as the location of cooling centers where they can seek relief from the pounding heat, researchers discovered.

"Communities must do a better job of making the public, especially the most vulnerable, aware of these centers," said Ken Winneg, managing director of survey research at the Annenberg Public Policy Center in Philadelphia.

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