Tue, 21-Oct-2025

EU health agency urges Europe to prepare for more Monkey pox cases

EU health agency urges Europe to prepare for more Monkey pox cases

The ECDC reported that the overall risk to the general population in the EU. However, it recommends high levels of preparedness planning and awareness-raising activities. The ECDC states Europe is “highly likely” to see more imported cases. On Friday, the European Union health agency urged its member states to prepare for more cases of a … Read more

Vaccination increase as the number of monkeypox cases rise in South Florida

monkey pox in South Florida rises

Victor Infante has been in quarantine for days, recovering from monkeypox. Nearly 200 people have either a suspected or confirmed monkeypox case in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Florida also battling outbreak of meningococcal disease, which is caused by bacteria. Fever. A sharp ache. lumps like zits. Victor Infante has been recovering in isolation for days … Read more

Cases of monkey pox confirmed in Singapore and South Korea

The disease is regarded as a less serious cousin of smallpox, with an incubation period of 7-14 days. The WHO has abolished the distinction between endemic and non-endemic countries. Any possible outbreak of monkeypox might learn from the lessons of the Covid-19 epidemic. During this year’s epidemic, Singapore has reported the first proven case of … Read more

Biden says ‘extra efforts’ not needed against monkeypox

President Joe Biden stated on Monday that the United States has adequate immunizations to deal with a potential monkeypox outbreak and that “additional efforts” are not required to prevent the disease’s spread. After numerous cases of monkeypox were discovered this month in North America and Europe, Biden was asked if Americans can expect weeks-long quarantines … Read more

WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases top 100 in Europe

After over 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) called an emergency meeting on Friday to investigate the current outbreak of monkeypox, a viral virus more frequent in west and central Africa. At least nine nations – Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United … Read more

WHO says coordinating with UK over monkeypox outbreak

After British authorities discovered at least seven cases of monkeypox this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Tuesday it was cooperating with the UK and other European health officials. Some of these infections may be transmitted through sexual contact — in this case, among gay or bisexual men — according to health officials, which … Read more