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WHO declares mpox no longer global health emergency
The World Health Organization said Thursday that the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox-related disease spread ... World News -
‘Monkeypox’ no more: WHO to use new preferred term ‘mpox’
The World Health Organization will begin to use “mpox” as the new preferred term for the monkeypox disease, the UN health agency said in a statement ... World News -
Danish drugmaker to supply monkeypox vaccine to Europe
Denmark’s Bavarian Nordic, the lone laboratory manufacturing a licensed vaccine against monkeypox, said Thursday it had signed a deal to supply ... World News -
Monkeypox mostly spreads before symptoms appear: Study
People with monkeypox can spread the virus up to four days before symptoms appear, with more than half of transmissions potentially taking place ... World News -
China warns against skin-to-skin contact with foreigners after first monkeypox case
A top Chinese health official warned people against having skin-to-skin contact with foreigners to avoid contracting monkeypox, spurring a backlash ... World News -
Hong Kong turns COVID-19 isolation center into monkeypox quarantine facility
Hong Kong is converting a former COVID-19 isolation center into monkeypox quarantine facility, even though it has found just one case of the new virus ... Coronavirus -
Hong Kong reports first case of monkeypox
Hong Kong has reported its first case of monkeypox, health authorities said on Tuesday, after symptoms were discovered in a 30-year old man who ... World News -
Belgium records first monkeypox death, third in Europe
Belgium has recorded its first death of a patient suffering from monkeypox, the third in Europe, according to the weekly report on the outbreak from ... World News -
Monkeypox outbreak can be eliminated in Europe: WHO
It is possible to eliminate the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday, highlighting evidence that case ... World News -
World monkeypox cases fall despite spike in Americas and vaccine supply crunch
Global monkeypox cases declined for the first time in a month, led by a drop in infections across Europe despite growing concerns about a supply ... World News -
Italian man tests positive for monkeypox, COVID-19, HIV together after Spain trip
An Italian man tested positive for monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV at the same time after a five-day trip to Spain – from June 16 to June 20 – according ... World News -
Swiss to buy monkeypox vaccines after criticism over delay
Switzerland, which until now has had no access to monkeypox vaccines, will buy a total of 100,000 doses, including 40,000 jabs aimed to rein in the ... World News -
British scientists behind key COVID-19 trial launch monkeypox treatment study
The British scientists behind one of the major therapeutic COVID-19 trials have turned their focus to treatments for monkeypox, a viral disease that ... Coronavirus -
Italian man dies in Cuba’s first case of monkeypox
An Italian tourist with monkeypox, the first reported case in Cuba, has died, the country’s health ministry announced on Monday.“This patient rapidly ... World News -
Indonesia records first case of monkeypox virus
Indonesia has recorded its first case of monkeypox in a 27-year-old man who returned from travelling overseas, the country’s health ministry said on ... World News -
Monkeypox can remain on common household items: Govt. study
The monkeypox virus can linger on many common household objects, though it’s not yet clear if that can spread the infection, according to a new ... World News -
Monkeypox can spread from humans to pet dogs, medical experts warn
Health officials are warning that people with monkeypox risk passing on the fast-spreading disease to their pet dogs.The warnings come after a new ... World News -
Iran reports first case of monkeypox: Fars
Iran has identified its first case of monkeypox, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.A 34-year-old woman in the southwestern city ... Middle East -
WHO seeks to rename monkeypox virus
The World Health Organization, which is looking to rename monkeypox, called Tuesday for help from the public in coming up with a less stigmatizing ... World News -
US declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
The United States has declared a monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Thursday, a ... World News -
Biden appoints FEMA, CDC officials to head US response to monkeypox
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday appointed top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and ... World News -
Some companies could benefit from the monkeypox outbreak, here’s how
As health authorities all over the globe search for ways to stop the monkeypox outbreak, investors are snapping up shares of companies that could ... Features -
NYC is ‘epicenter’ of monkeypox outbreak, officials declare public health emergency
Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of ... World News -
Brazil reports its first monkeypox-related death
Brazil reported on Friday its first monkeypox-related death, with a Health Ministry statement confirming the passing of a 41-year-old man with cancer ... World News -
Australia: Country makes monkeypox a disease of ‘national significance’
Australia said on Thursday the spread of monkeypox was now a “communicable disease incident of national significance” to allow for a more coordinated ... World News -
Global monkeypox cases top 18,000, WHO says
There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization ... World News -
EU medicines regulator beefs up monkeypox response
The European drugs regulator is bolstering its response to escalating cases of monkeypox, days after the World Health Organization declared the ... World News -
Monkeypox emergency could last months as window closing to stop spread: Experts
Scientists advising the World Health Organization (WHO) on monkeypox say the window is closing to stop its spread, with cases currently doubling every ... World News -
About 1,700 people in France infected with monkeypox: Minister
About 1700 people had been infected with monkeypox in France, Health Minister Francois Braun said on Monday.Braun said the government so far had ... World News -
Saudi Arabia reports three cases of monkeypox, all coming from Europe
The spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health told Al Arabiya on Monday, that the Kingdom has detected three cases of monkeypox.He added that ... Gulf