The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all.
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Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox
Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care.
Don’t Blame Monkeys for Monkeypox, W.H.O. Says After Attacks
The outbreak is centered on humans, not animals, health officials said, after a report that some monkeys were harmed in São Paulo, Brazil, out of fear of transmission, according to local authorities.
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Declares a Health Emergency
The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible.
Viral Infections and Gene Variant Are Linked to Child Hepatitis Cases
Some of the children were infected with adeno-associated virus 2 and shared a relatively uncommon gene variant, according to two small studies.
Your Monday Briefing
Russia looks to Africa.
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
There have been more than 16,000 cases in 75 countries, overwhelmingly among men who have sex with men.
What to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease
Two people infected with the virus died in Ghana last month, though no other cases were found, experts said. The disease’s fatality rate is high.
W.H.O. Warns Against ‘Apathy’ in Efforts to Contain Covid in Africa
The warning came two days after the W.H.O., a United Nations agency, declared that Covid-19 was still a global public health emergency that was not going anywhere.
Pandemic Remains a Global Health Emergency, W.H.O. Says
“Covid-19 is nowhere near over,” the agency’s director general declared.