• Module 1.1: Establishment of Mpox Diagnostics at LFH in Cotonou and Identification of first Cases in Benin

  Following the request of the Beninese Ministry of Health, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) staff deployed to Benin on 6 – 12 June 2022 to assist with the establishment of Mpox diagnostics at the national laboratory for viral hemorrhagic fevers in Cotonou (LFH). In addition…

• Module 1.1: Establishment of Mpox diagnostics at ISTH, Irrua, Nigeria

  To support the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) with the establishment of Mpox virus diagnostics, and to increase the diagnostic capacities of the Institute for Lassa Fever Research and Control (ILFRC), a team from Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) trained ILFRC staff…