The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox that will provide immediate results. This will increase testing capabilities in countries facing ...

The Abbott Laboratories PCR test is designed for clinical use to detect mpox virus DNA from skin lesion swabs. Joe Scarpelli has the details and more in Health Matters for Oct. 4, 2024.

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The person died after being diagnosed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a virus spread to people by the bite of an ...

Antibodies provided by mpox vaccination all but disappear within six to 12 months, new research finds, underscoring the need ...

Reuters notes the PCR test, which samples skin lesion swabs, will boost testing in countries with mpox outbreaks. Meanwhile, Ghana has confirmed its first mpox case, though the exact variant is not ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first testing kit to diagnose Mpox under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) ...

The WHO grants emergency use approval for the first Mpox diagnostic test, enhancing global response efforts and enabling ...

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While experts stress this is not a ‘silver bullet’ to end the outbreak, the vaccination campaign cannot come soon enough ...

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