All Stories for Monkeypox
Monkeypox: New strain identified in UK man who travelled to West Africa
• 3 years agoThe 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
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe 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
• 3 years agoIndia 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
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoLast 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
• 3 years agoPets 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
• 3 years agoExperts 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
• 3 years agoAfter 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
• 3 years agoWHO 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
• 3 years agoDr 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
• 3 years agoWith only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease