Congo says mystery disease behind dozens of deaths of women and children finally identified as severe malaria

Johannesburg — For weeks it was dubbed simply “Disease X.” But the mysterious flu-like disease that has…

Congo gets first desperately needed mpox vaccines, but vaccination campaign faces huge challenges

Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency declared…

Mpox “not the new COVID,” World Health Organization says after declaring health emergency over Africa cases

Geneva — The mpox outbreak is not another COVID-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much…