Monkeypox

Monkeypox: New strain identified in UK man who travelled to West Africa

The individual in question has been admitted to the High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) unit at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in line with standing advice from the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens

In a first, man tests positive for COVID-19, HIV, monkeypox at the same time

The 36-year-old Italian man developed fever, accompanied by sore throat, fatigue, headache and swollen lymph nodes in the groin area nine days after spending five days in Spain

ICMR planning sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients

India so far has reported 10 cases of monkeypox. According to WHO, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis -- a virus transmitted to humans from animals -- with symptoms similar to smallpox although clinically less severe

Now, dog infected with monkeypox: What we know about human-to-animal transmission

Last week, The Lancet reported that two men in Paris noticed lesions on their Italian greyhound 12 days after they were infected with monkeypox

Doctors identify first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox

Pets that come in close contact with a symptomatic person should be kept at home and away from other animals and people for 21 days after the most recent contact

WHO turns to public for monkeypox name change, launches website for consultation

Experts warn the name can be stigmatising to the primates it was named after, but who play little role in its spread, and to the African continent that the animals are often associated with

UK: Monkeypox outbreak 'shows signs of slowing', but ambiguity on sustained decline persists

After observing no indicators of sustained monkeypox transmission outside of the sexual networks of men who have sex with men, last month, Britain downgraded its assessment of the monkeypox outbreak

World Health Organization plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatisation concerns

WHO said the decision was made following a meeting of scientists this week and in line with current best practices for naming diseases

5th Monkeypox case detected in Delhi, woman with recent travel history to Nigeria tests positive

Dr Kumar said that the sample of a 22-year-old woman tested positive on Friday and she is currently under observation in the hospital

31,000 cases and counting... How countries can stop the spread of monkeypox

With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease