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Tag: Monkeypox

  • Saturday, May 21st 2022 - 07:49 UTC

    WHO working closely with (ten) countries responding to monkey-pox

    As monkey pox -spreads through close contact, the response should focus on the people affected and their close contacts (Pic AP)

    WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. The virus is endemic in some animal populations in a number of countries, leading to occasional outbreaks among local people and travelers. The recent outbreaks reported across 11 countries so far are atypical, as they are occurring in non-endemic countries.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    Monkeypox in UK, apparently from Nigeria: extensive contact tracing in Britain

    Monkeypox can be transmitted by contact and droplet exposure via exhaled large droplets

    On 7 May 2022, WHO was informed of a confirmed case of monkeypox in an individual who travelled from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. The case developed a rash on 29 April 2022 and returned to the United Kingdom on 4 May. Monkeypox was suspected and the case was immediately isolated.

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