Gabrielle Emanuel
Stories
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Rwanda's Marburg virus outbreak is seeing an unusually low fatality rate
The Marburg virus is notable for its very high fatality rate. But in the current Marburg outbreak, in Rwanda, the fatality rate is far lower than normal.
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Health
Why this country is seeing a 'staggering' increase in the number of rapes
New reports from Physicians for Human Rights and Doctors Without Borders document a "massive influx" of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. What can be done to stop it?
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Health
The end of smallpox was ... the beginning for mpox
Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here's the story — starting with patient zero for mpox back in 1970.
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Global Health
2 detectives cracked the mysterious case of lead poisoning in New York and Bangladesh
Half of children in low- and middle-income countries have concerning levels of lead in their blood. Now, UNICEF and USAID are taking on the issue with a $150 million global initiative.
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Health
First doses of mpox vaccines arrive at the heart of Africa's outbreak. What took so long?
Congo has over 20,000 cases of mpox and hundreds of deaths, mostly in children, but zero vaccines until now. A planeload of doses donated from the EU landed in Kinshasa on Thursday.
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Health
Mpox surge declared a 'public health emergency of international concern' by WHO
The World Health Organization declared mpox, previously known as monkeypox, a public health emergency. Cases have been surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and spread to nearby countries.
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Health
WHO declares mpox emergency of international concern
On Wednesday, the WHO said an outbreak of mpox in several African countries is serous enough to constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
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Health
WHO declares 2024 mpox surge is 'a public health emergency of international concern'
"What we’re seeing is tip of the iceberg" because of weaknesses in the surveillance system, says Dr. Dimie Ogoina, chair of the WHO emergency committee.
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Health
Mpox outbreak grows in Africa
On Tuesday, it's expected that Africa CDC will announce that Mpox is a health emergency of "continental" concern. An outbreak in the DRC has spread to four countries that have never had Mpox.
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Health
Alarmed by mpox surge, Africa CDC is poised to declare a 'continental emergency'
This would be the first ever emergency declaration for the African continent. What's the reason for this sense of urgency?
