– theme image — © Shutterstock – The European Commission has signed a contract with the company Bavarian Nordic for the purchase of nearly 110,000 vaccines that Member States can use in the fight against monkey pox. European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides announced this on Tuesday at a meeting of European health ministers. – jvhBron: … Read more
– © rr – If you receive an invitation for a free vaccination against monkeypox, do not accept it. The Agency for Care and Health says that there is no vaccination campaign against the virus at all. – tgBron: own news Today at 19:53– The Riks Management Group (RMG) would have decided on 20 May … Read more
Symptoms of monkeypox in humans include a rash that often starts on the face and moves to other parts of the body, fever, and muscle aches. – The monkeypox virus has been diagnosed in 54 people in the Netherlands. That is fourteen more than last Thursday. All known patients so far are men who have … Read more
– © REUTERS – In Belgium, fourteen confirmed infections with the monkeypox virus and one probable case have already been identified. That reports health institute Sciensano on Wednesday. – Bron: BELGIAN Yesterday at 18:22– This concerns nine confirmed cases in Flanders, four confirmed and one probable case in Brussels, and one confirmed case in Wallonia. … Read more
– © Geert Van de Velde – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe warns of the further spread of monkeypox at upcoming festivals and large gatherings. “The potential for further transmission in Europe and elsewhere during the summer is high,” said Hans Henri Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe. According to Kluge, … Read more
– © REUTERS – Research into monkey pox cases shows that the outbreak in Europe had been going on at least since mid-April. That says Belgian doctor Hans Kluge, regional director of Europe for the World Health Organization (WHO), in a statement on Tuesday. The lifting of corona measures on travel and events has contributed … Read more
In the meantime, ten cases of monkey pox have been identified in our country, in addition to two probable cases. That reports health institute Sciensano. The age of the cases varies between 28 and 43 years. – According to Sciensano, the patients currently are still only men who have sex with men (MSM) with a … Read more
Since the first case of monkeypox was discovered in the UK in early May, more than 200 infections have now been identified worldwide in countries outside Africa. “That may just be the tip of the iceberg,” warns the World Health Organization (WHO). – With the right measures, the ‘unusual spread’ of monkey pox can easily … Read more
– Dr. Laurens Liesenborghs. — © Institute of Tropical Medicine – The monkey pox has found its way to Europe. Normally, doctors and virologists go to Africa to study the virus. Now, however, they are returning to Europe and applying their knowledge to us to fight the infamous disease. Doctor Laurens Liesenborghs of the Institute … Read more
– – The coming days will be crucial for the number of confirmed cases of monkey pox in our country. The maximum incubation period of the first infected persons is almost coming to an end. “I expect even more positive cases, but in principle we can keep this under control in our society,” says virologist … Read more