Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.
Tag: Monkeypox
Vaccination rates for the vulnerable are soaring in Africa, the W.H.O. says.
Encouraging news about Covid-19 vaccination rates among health workers and the elderly is tempered by warnings about the spread of monkeypox.
Monkeypox Outbreak Poses ‘Real Risk’ to Public Health, W.H.O. Official Says
Dr. Hans Kluge, the organization’s director for Europe, said that the longer the virus circulated, the wider its reach would be.
C.D.C. Dismisses Airborne Transmission of Monkeypox. Some Experts Disagree.
The virus “is not known to linger in the air,” agency officials said. But the research is far from definitive.
Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
An abrupt change in C.D.C. guidance underscores a little-known phenomenon: On occasion, monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosols, similar to the coronavirus.
21 Americans Infected With Monkeypox, C.D.C. Reports
As the number of cases outside Africa approaches 800, governments are scrambling for a limited pool of vaccines and treatments with unclear effectiveness.
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Ukraine says Russia controls 20 percent of its territory.
Who Is Protected Against Monkeypox?
Older people who received smallpox vaccinations may yet have some immunity, researchers say. Healthy children and adults generally do not become severely ill.
Europe Greets Monkeypox With a Touch of Fatalism
With war raging in Ukraine, and the coronavirus still circulating, many in Europe say they have bigger worries than monkeypox. Some organizations, however, have raised concerns about stigma.
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries.