The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced today that it has launched a data evaluation to extend the use of the “Imvanex” smallpox vaccine to include protection against monkeypox. Imvanex is currently approved in the EU for the prevention of smallpox in adults. It contains a live modified form of the vaccinia virus called “vaccinia Ankara”, […]
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WHO-Smallpox: More than 3,200 confirmed cases in countries where the disease is not endemic
More than 3,200 confirmed cases of monkey pox and one death have been reported to the World Health Organization to date, according to the director general of the UN agency, Tentos Antanom Gebregesous. Vigilance is needed in the wider community, Gebregesos said, noting, however, that in countries where the disease is not endemic, most cases […]
Today the WHO decision on whether to declare a global state of emergency for smallpox
The World Health Organization will decide today whether to declare monkey pox a global health emergency, prompting a backlash from African scientists who say their region has been facing the crisis for years. Discussions and close monitoring of how the WHO handles monkey pox follow concerns about the’s management and governments around the world of […]
EU buys smallpox vaccines
About 1,500 confirmed cases of monkey pox have been identified in 25 European countries, accounting for about 85% of all diagnoses worldwide. Through the Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority – HERA, the EU has entered into a contract with Bavarian Nordic to purchase 109,090 doses of the 3rd generation vaccine in response to the ongoing […]
WHERE: Europe is at the heart of the spread of apes
Europe is at the heart of the spread of monkey pox, the World Health Organization (WHO) European Office said today. “Europe remains at the heart of this growing wave, with 25 countries reporting more than 1,500 cases, or 85% of the total,” said Hans Klugge, director of the WHO Europe, which has 53 countries, some […]
WHO to consider whether monkey pox is a ‘global emergency’
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee next week to consider whether monkey pox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern. Only the Covid-19 pandemic and polio are currently considered by the WHO to be “emergencies” of international concern. The committee will meet next Thursday, June 23. So far, 1,600 confirmed […]
Smallpox: More than 1,000 cases in 29 countries – Risk of endemic disease
More than 1,000 cases of smallpox in monkeys have been reported by the World Health Organization worldwide following the recent outbreak of the disease in countries outside Africa. WHO Director-General Dr. Tentros Antanom Gebregesos said the risk of the disease becoming endemic in these countries was real but preventable. So far, 29 countries have reported […]
Britain: The smallpox of monkeys in diseases that must be declared
The British Health Insurance Agency announced today that monkey pox will be added to the list of diseases that must be declared from tomorrow Wednesday, which means that doctors in England should notify local authorities when they suspect that a patient is infected with the virus. “Rapid diagnosis and reporting is the key to stopping […]
WHERE: Monkey pox can be stopped if we act now
A senior World Health Organization official said today that stopping smallpox in countries where the disease is not endemic should be a priority, and that this could be achieved if action was taken quickly. “We believe that if we take the right measures now, we can easily stop it,” said Sylvie Brian, WHO Director-General for […]
European Union agrees on common markets for monkeypox vaccine and antiviral treatment
The European Union has decided on joint purchases of vaccine and antiviral therapy to combat the outbreak of monkeypox, a virus endemic to Africa and commonly rare elsewhere, Sweden’s vaccine coordinator said today. “After several meetings it was decided that we would buy both a vaccine and an antiviral treatment,” said coordinator Richard Bergstrom, according […]