The World Health Organization reported today that there was a 21% drop in new cases of monkeypox worldwide last week, mainly as the outbreak slowed in Europe. However, these data do not reassure the Organization because at the same time an acceleration of the epidemic is observed in the American continent. “At the beginning of […]
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Cuba: First case of monkey pox in the country
Cuba’s Ministry of Health has announced the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the country. He is a tourist from Italy who visited the island nation on holiday. According to the relevant information, the Italian lived in a rented house and visited various locations in the western part of Cuba before showing symptoms of the […]
US: Declares public health emergency over monkeypox
Raising the health alert level for monkeypox, the US government declared a “public health emergency” on Thursday, Health Secretary Xavier Becerra said, in order to release additional funds and tools to fight the disease. The tally of cases in the United States now stands at 6,617, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control […]
A total of 39 monkeypox cases in Greece
There are 39 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkey pox in Greece, since the start of recording cases, according to the EODY. They are all men with a median age of 37 years (22-59), of which 13 reported traveling abroad during the incubation period of the disease (33%). It is noted that the registered laboratory confirmed cases […]
US: FEMA and CDC officials to lead monkeypox response
US President Joe Biden today appointed top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to coordinate the government’s response to monkeypox in the United States. The United States plans to boost vaccination efforts to slow the spread of a monkeypox outbreak that has infected more […]
First death from monkey pox in India
India today confirmed the first death from monkeypox, a young man from the southern Indian state of Kerala. This is the fourth death from the disease known during the current outbreak. Last week Spain reported two deaths linked to monkeypox and Brazil its first death from the disease. The death in India is also the […]
WHO: Europe expects monkeypox-related deaths to rise
An increase in the number of deaths from monkey pox is expected, the World Health Organization’s regional office for Europe said today, after the first deaths outside Africa were announced. The WHO emphasizes, however, that serious complications remain rare. Two human deaths linked to monkeypox have been reported since Friday in Spain and another in […]
WHO: Europe expects monkeypox deaths to rise
An increase in the number of deaths from monkey pox is expected, the World Health Organization’s regional office for Europe said today, after the first deaths outside Africa were announced. The WHO emphasizes, however, that serious complications remain rare. Two human deaths linked to monkeypox have been reported since Friday in Spain and another in […]
In Spain the first death in Europe from monkey pox
Spain’s Ministry of Health announced today the first death due to complications from monkeypox. It should be noted that this is the first death in Europe and only the second outside of Africa in this year’s disease outbreak. Earlier today, Brazil’s Ministry of Health announced the death of a 41-year-old man with underlying illnesses due […]
Divided over whether to declare monkeypox emergency by WHO
Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) panel of experts are divided on whether the monkeypox outbreak is a global health emergency, but the agency’s director-general may issue the highest alert on Saturday, they told Reuters two sources. The committee, which met on Thursday, advises WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is responsible for making […]