Tag: Monkeypox

• Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:09 UTC

  Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil reaches 106

  

  Brazilian health authorities Wednesday confirmed the number of confirmed cases of monkeypox nationwide had reached 106, with 75 of them in São Paulo and 20 in Rio de Janeiro.

• Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil reportedly reaches 78

  

  The Brazilian state-run news service Agencia Brasil Sunday confirmed 76 cases of monkeypox nationwide, while CNN spoke of 78 detections as the malady begins to spread throughout the country.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 20:12 UTC

  Fifth case of monkeypox reported in Rio de Janeiro

  

  Rio de Janeiro state officials Wednesday confirmed the fifth local case of monkeypox, while four others are still under investigation, it was reported.

• Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Fifth case of monkeypox detected in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities have confirmed a fifth case nationwide of monkeypox, it was reported Wednesday.

• Monday, June 27th 2022 - 08:45 UTC

  Monkeypox not a global emergency for now, says WHO

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has come to the conclusion following an emergency meeting that 3,200 cases and only one death due to monkeypox globally are not enough to consider the malady a global emergency, it was announced.

• Saturday, June 25th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  Local transmission of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

  

  The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro Friday confirmed the existence of local transmission of the monkeypox virus, after two more cases were detected in men aged 25 and 30 without either a recent travel record or contact with anyone with one.

• Friday, June 24th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Colombia confirms first 3 cases of monkeypox

  

  Colombian health authorities Thursday confirmed the first three local cases of monkeypox had been detected. Two of the patients were also proved to have had a recent travel history to Europe.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Brazil confirms 8th case of monkeypox in man with no travel record

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Monday confirmed the 8th case of monkeypox nationwide. The patient is a 25-year-old man from Maricá, in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, who does not have a travel record but has been in contact with foreigners.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  WHO lifts “endemic” distinctions regarding monkeypox

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to suppress all distinctions between endemic and non-endemic countries regarding monkeypox, it was announced Saturday. The move seeks to facilitate the development of a “unified response” to the virus.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:44 UTC

  Seventh case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Friday announced the seventh case of monkeypox had been confirmed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, while reports from the State of Minas Gerais said a local case under investigation since Wednesday came out negative.