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U.N. says Global hunger crisis is increasing because major nations are skimping on aid

Thu, 2024-12-26 10:27 — mike kraft

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

Thu, 2024-12-26 09:48 — mike kraft

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The detection of a new, fast-spreading strain of the virus in a remote mining town in eastern Congo led the World Health Organization to declare mpox a global public health emergency in August. Since then, its spread has only accelerated.

The virus is taking hold in crowded camps home to millions of displaced Congolese, who live crammed into rough shelters with limited access to water. And it has reached Congo’s cities, including its enormous, congested capital.

Belated efforts to control mpox in Kinshasa — by isolating patients and vaccinating their contacts — have been halting and haphazard, far outpaced by the speed of the virus’s spread and change.

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The Congo's unknown disease outbreak is severe malaria --Health Ministry

Tue, 2024-12-17 11:05 — mike kraft

Congo's health ministry says unknown disease is severe malaria

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the country's Panzi health zone is a severe form of malaria. ...
 
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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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