Over the last week, 181 samples from 51 cases were tested in a laboratory, Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC chief of staff, said during a Thursday press briefing. MORE: 'Mysterious' illness kills 79 ...

Over the last week, 181 samples from 51 cases were tested in a laboratory, Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC chief of staff, said during a Thursday press briefing. Laboratory testing showed 25 out of ...

The African continent had reported 65,711 Mpox cases since the start of this year, of which 14,241 were confirmed, and over 1,237 deaths, according to Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya.

At Thursday’s press conference, Dr. Ngashi Ngongo of the Africa CDC presented two hypotheses. First, the primary cause of the disease may be malaria exacerbated by malnutrition and viral infections.

"The working diagnosis now is malaria," Ngashi Ngongo, Africa CDC chief of staff and head of the executive office told an online briefing. The situation has been exacerbated by malnutrition in the ...

Africa CDC's MAAP study revealed that just 1.3% of microbiology labs in 14 member states could test for key AMR pathogens, exposing a critical lack of diagnostic capacity. This gap delays timely ...

The illness was considered a mystery for weeks. It has killed at least 37 people and sickened 592, according to the Africa CDC. Local authorities previously told Reuters that the death toll ...

from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), told journalists on Thursday. Samples from the deceased patient have been sent to the Congolese capital, Kinshasa ...

More recently, in 2016, the U.S. supported the creation of the Africa CDC to bolster public health capacity and response across the continent. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ...