Monkeypox not a global emergency for now, says WHO

The World Health Organization ... 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 ... Read More

Monkeypox still a global health emergency, says WHO

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that its emergency committee had determined that monkeypox should continue to be classified as a global health ... A WHO count says there have been ... Read More

WHO says mpox outbreak, the largest in history, no longer global health emergency

The World Health Organization declared an end to the global health emergency declared in response to a worldwide outbreak of mpox virus. "We now see steady ... called monkeypox, the WHO changed ... Read More

Monkeypox virus: dangerous strain gains ability to spread through sex, new data suggest

A cluster of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sparks worries of a wider outbreak. A virulent strain of the monkeypox virus has gained the ability to spread through sexual contact, ... Read More

U.N. health chief says monkeypox is now a global emergency

LONDON--The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health ... does not necessarily mean a ... Read More

New monkeypox strain with sexual transmission potential raises global concerns

The effectiveness of vaccines against the new variant remains unknown, although animal data shows promising results. Read More

From Now on: Polio

A version of this article appears in the May 6, 1950 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers to ... Read More

Global Monkeypox Diagnostics Market Experiences Surge Amid Health Emergency Declaration

the global health community has been driven to a state of alert, acknowledging monkeypox as a proliferating health emergency. This urgent focus intensifies demand within the In Vitro Diagnostic ... Read More

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What happened to that other global health emergency - monkeypox?

Monkeypox made headlines when it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health ... The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations says the rollout so far has been a success story ... Read More

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Monkeypox: World Health Organisation declares global emergency over

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was ending a 10-month-long global health emergency for monkeypox after almost 90,000 reported cases in more than 100 countries. The virus, also known as ... Read More