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Mpox Human-to-Human Transmission Confirmed In African Countries

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update CDCHAN-00513 to provide additional information about the outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries.
Since January 2023, the DRC has reported the most significant number of yearly suspected clade I mpox cases on record.

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When Are Malaria Vaccines Most Effective

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Malaria vaccine candidates have been in development since the 1960s, but innovative vaccines have made substantial progress in the last decade.
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, recently wrote that the recent launch of malaria vaccinations in Africa marks a turning point in the age-old battle against this mosquito-transmitted disease.