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Therese Raphael: Why the WHO wants everyone to wake up about monkeypox

The World Health Organization had a hard time deciding whether to label monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) or not. That’s a rare designation, given to COVID-19 and a handful of other diseases such as swine flu in 2009, polio in 2014 and Ebola (twice). It carries…

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

What is ‘Centaurus’? New fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

‘Monkeypox virus has evolved’

We need to be prepared to roll out intense response, says WHO official

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022

Promising Marburg vaccine yet to be tested on humans due to lack of funding

Oxford University’s Professor Theresa Lambe, the designer of the vaccine, fears Marburg disease is ‘now being seen in places where it’s never been seen before’

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Monkeypox is truly an emergency. The WHO was right to raise the highest alarm

Supporting the people most at-risk of this awful disease is the only way to reduce its impact and stop its spread, says global health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Monkeypox ‘can be contained, absolutely’ in US, White House doctor says

There are 2,500 reported cases of monkeypox in the US, detected in 44 states, Washington, DC and Puerto Rico

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

How does monkeypox spread and is it dangerous as virus declared global health emergency

Here's what you need to know about monkeypox as the disease spreads to over 70 countries and is declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation

Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

WHO declares monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency

The European Commission has approved an existing smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox after the World Health Organization declared the virus to be a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm which the WHO can issue.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 25, 2022

The unsuspecting signs of Monkeypox as global health emergency declared and cases found in women and children

Many people who have had the disease have also since confirmed other common symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, rashes, and lethargy

Irish Mirror · Jul 25, 2022