Australia, Canada, Italy, and Sweden have become the latest countries to report their first confirmed cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease typically limited to west and central Africa that has seen over two dozen cases reported and many more being investigated in several non-endemic countries over the past three weeks. Australian officials on Friday confirmed its…
Monkeypox Detected in Growing Number of Countries
Australia, Canada, Italy, and Sweden have become the latest countries to report their first confirmed cases of monkeypox, a rare viral disease typically limited to west and central Africa that has seen over two dozen cases reported and many more being investigated in several non-endemic countries over the past three weeks. Australian officials on Friday confirmed its…
What Is Monkeypox Virus That Is Spreading in Europe, US
Monkeypox was first discovered in the late 1950s after cropping up among monkeys kept for research. Like smallpox and chickenpox, it is characterized by flu-like symptoms and pus-filled blisters and sores that appear on the skin. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), monkeypox also disappeared for decades with smallpox’s eradication in 1980….
First Case of Monkeypox in Australia Confirmed
The first case of monkeypox in Australia has been confirmed in the state of Victoria from a man in his 30s who recently returned from the United Kingdom. The Victorian state health department states that monkeypox does not easily spread between people. It can be transmitted from one person to another through lesions, body fluids,…
Biden Admin Places $119 Million Order for Vaccines After Single Case of Monkeypox Reported in US
The Biden administration has placed an order for millions of doses of a vaccine intended to protect against smallpox and monkeypox, after the first case of monkeypox in the United States this year was confirmed in Massachusetts on May 18. Monkeypox, a viral disease typically limited to Africa, has been reported in several countries with more than…
Spain Confirms 7 Monkeypox Cases as European Outbreak Grows
MADRID—Health officials in Spain reported seven cases of monkeypox and Portugal updated its number of confirmed cases to 14 Thursday as an outbreak of a viral disease typically limited to Africa expanded in Europe. In Spain, all of the reported cases to date involved men in Madrid, officials said. Health officials are currently testing another…
Montreal Public Health to Provide Update on Suspected Presence of Rare Monkeypox
Public health authorities in Montreal will provide an update today on the suspected presence of monkeypox in the city. Dr. Mylène Drouin, the city’s public health director, and Dr. Geneviève Bergeron, the medical officer for health emergencies and infectious diseases, will speak at 11 a.m. On Wednesday, Radio-Canada reported that numerous possible cases were under…
US Confirms Monkeypox Virus in Massachusetts After UK, Spain, Portugal Cases in Men
A single case of the rare but serious monkeypox virus has been confirmed in Massachusetts in a man. Recent cases in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Portugal have been linked to men who have sex with other men. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the U.S. case on Wednesday, after initial testing completed late Tuesday…
Portugal Finds 5 Monkeypox Cases in Men as Outbreak Spreads
LISBON, Portugal—Portuguese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed five cases of monkeypox in young men, and Britain announced another two, marking an unusual outbreak in Europe of a disease typically limited to Africa. Portugal’s General Directorate for Health said they were also investigating 15 suspected cases and that all were identified this month in the area…
UK Identifies 4 More Monkeypox Cases, Bringing Total to 7
Four more cases of monkeypox have been identified in England, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Monday. It brings the total number of confirmed cases of the disease to seven. The UKHSA issued an alert after all four latest patients “self-identify as gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men (MSM),” advising these groups…
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