On November 22, the World Health Organization will convene an Emergency Committee meeting to determine whether monkeypox remains a global health crisis, it said in a statement. In August, the disease, which continues to spread in Africa, was classified by the Agency as an emergency of international public health concern, representing the highest level of … Read more
According to the health services of Great Britain, 3 cases of the Mpox Clade 1b virus variant have been diagnosed in London. Last week the first isolated case of Mpox Clade 1b was confirmed in London, and two more cases have just been announced – in household contacts of the first case. The risk to … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a new diagnostic test for the mpox virus, formerly called monkeypox. A test to facilitate screening and control of the virus The WHO has officially included this diagnostic test on its emergency use list, allowing other UN agencies to distribute it and ensuring faster dissemination in affected countries. … Read more
Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox (MPOX) an international public health emergency, the number of cases continues to rise in Canada. The latest outbreak is a direct result of federal and provincial governments neglecting the threat posed by the smallpox virus, regardless of the virus clade. Colorized transmission electron micrograph of MPOX … Read more
Reading time: 1 min To combat the disease MPOX (formerly known as “monkey pox”), French health authorities are recommending a booster vaccination for those most at risk, namely men who have sex with men and sex workers. © AntonioDiaz/Adobe Stock – The High Authority for Health recommends a booster vaccination for those most at risk. … Read more
Finances News Hebdo: How do you assess the level of risk that Mpox represents for the Moroccan population? Dr. Tayeb Hamdi: The risk that Mpox poses to the Moroccan population can be assessed across four main levels: 1. The risk of importation: This involves determining the probability that cases of Mpox will be imported into … Read more
Faced with the rapid spread of mpox in Central Africa, the WHO has declared an international health emergency. In France, no cases of clade I have yet been reported. The Ministry of Labor and Health recommends a 3-week quarantine in the event of symptoms to limit the spread of the virus. The mpox is a … Read more
Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. (Image in between) JAKARTA.NIAGA.ASIA – The government plans to import an additional 1,600 doses of vaccine in an effort to deal with the monkey outbreak. “Of the 1,000 doses of vaccine we received, currently only 40 doses are left. “We are waiting for the arrival of 1,600 additional vaccine … Read more
SinPo.id – The director of WHO’s Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, Maria Van Kerkhove, said that smallpox, which is transmitted through skin contact, is not the same as the Covid-19 virus, which is transmitted through air. The two do not spread in the same way. “We do not see the same situation … Read more
Premium article, Reserved for subscribers Just over a week after the WHO declared a health emergency concerning monkeypox, Eurofins announced the immediate availability of a PCR test on Friday, August 23. Among the leaders in analysis, the group, now based in Luxembourg, was born in Nantes in 1987. Eurofins has developed a real-time PCR test … Read more