A deadly, undiagnosed disease that has been spreading in one region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may be linked to malaria, health officials said Thursday.

Democratic Republic of Congo should start to receive three million doses of mpox vaccine from Japan next week that can be ...

The investigation of Disease X in the DRC continues. Officials from the Africa CDC noted that the diagnosis is leaning toward ...

"Public health emergencies require us to unify disease surveillance systems across borders, as envisaged in our "One Health" approach," said Dr Kaseya. While Africa CDC is continuously building ...

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 ...

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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.

"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 ...

"The good news we got from Japan is that, next week, we are getting the Japanese vaccine in DRC that will allow the vaccination of children," Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa CDC ...

It was first identified on Oct 24 and reported to national authorities in early December. The Africa CDC said limited laboratory capacity in the Panzi health zone, the epicenter of the outbreak ...