‘Engendered Stigma’: CNN Medical Correspondent Praises WHO’s Monkeypox Name Change
‘Engendered Stigma’: CNN Medical Correspondent Praises WHO’s Monkeypox Name Change Harold Hutchison on November 28, 2022 A CNN medical correspondent praised the World Health Organization (WHO) Monday for announcing it would change…
WHO Declares Monkeypox A ‘Public Health Emergency’
WHO Declares Monkeypox A ‘Public Health Emergency’ Micaela Burrow on July 23, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, its highest level of alert,…
WHO experts split on monkeypox emergency ahead of decision – sources
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON – Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group are split over whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, but the agency’s director-general may still…
Analysis-Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox
By Julie Steenhuysen and Jennifer Rigby CHICAGO/LONDON – Sexual health clinics on the frontline of the monkeypox response are already financially stretched, leaving the United States and UK ill-equipped to tackle the…
U.S. adds 2.5 million Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine doses, expects more in July
(Reuters) -The U.S. government has ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for use against monkeypox and expects more later this month to fight an outbreak of the viral…
South Korea reports first confirmed monkeypox case, steps up monitoring
By Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as it raised the alert level to “caution”…
WHO set to decide if monkeypox represents health emergency
By Jennifer Rigby and Mrinalika Roy LONDON -The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of…
Monkeypox DNA found in semen in handful of cases -researchers say
By Natalie Grover and Emilio Parodi LONDON/MILAN – Fragments of the monkeypox virus have been detected in semen in a handful of patients in Italy, raising questions over whether sexual transmission of…
U.S. seeks to expand monkeypox testing as cases rise
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – U.S. health officials are working to expand capabilities to test for monkeypox beyond a narrow group of public health labs, heeding calls from infectious disease experts who…
U.S. CDC removes mask recommendation from monkeypox travel notice to avoid confusion
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday it had removed a mask recommendation from its monkeypox travel notice to avoid “confusion” over the disease, which…
Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge
By Natalie Grover LONDON – Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new market as governments ramp up efforts to trace the world’s first major…
WHO aims to contain monkeypox outbreak by minimizing human transmission
BERLIN – It is not clear yet whether the spread of monkeypox can be contained completely, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that its goal was to contain the outbreak…
Bavarian Nordic raises 2022 annual guidance again after monkeypox vaccine deals
(Reuters) – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic revised its annual guidance on Monday for a second time after signing supply contracts with several undisclosed countries for its Imvanex monkeypox vaccine. Bavarian Nordic…
Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox
By Jennifer Rigby GENEVA – Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at least 20…
Canada reports 10 new cases of monkeypox, including the first in Ontario
(Reuters) – The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed 10 new cases of monkeypox, including the first case in the province of Ontario, bringing the country’s total to 26 cases, the…
Abbott developing test for monkeypox
By Leroy Leo (Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Thursday it is actively developing a test for monkeypox, as the disease spreads in various countries. The company will provide the test kits to…
WHO asks countries to increase surveillance for Monkeypox
(Reuters) – About 200 confirmed and more than 100 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been detected so far outside of the countries where it usually spreads, a World Health Organization official said…
Biden says ‘everybody’ should be concerned about monkeypox outbreak
SEOUL – The monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that U.S. health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines. “We’re…
More U.S. monkeypox cases likely, risk to public is low -official says
WASHINGTON -Additional cases of monkeypox are likely to be detected in the United States but the risk to the general public is low at this time, a senior U.S. administration official said…
Explainer-Why monkeypox cases are spreading in Europe, US
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain and the United States. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the…
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