Monkeypox outbreak: headlines
– Third possible case of monkeypox found in the U.S
– President Biden responds to media question on monkeypox: “We’re working on it hard to figure out what we do and what vaccine, if any, may be available for it. But it is a concern in the sense that if it were to spread, it’s consequential.”
– As of Sunday 21 May, the WHO is reporting that twelve non-endemic countries have reported 92 cases with an additional 28 suspected cases under examination.
– US government orders $119 million of smallpox vaccine Jynneos – does it protect against monkeypox?
Helpful information & links:
– Monkeypox symptoms: fever, malaise, headache, and sometimes sore throat and cough, and lymphadenopathy.
– Everything you need to know about Monkeypox.
– Mokeypox: How does it spread? Does it require sexual contact?
Where are cases being confirmed?
– Argentina reports first suspected case
– Austria, Israel and Switzerland confirm cases of monkeypox
– Australia confirms first case via traveller from UK
– Second and third cases confirmed in Germany
– New cases detected in Netherlands, Belgium and Italy
– Authorities in Madrid, Spain close sauna linked to majority of infections
– US case “poses no risk to the public”, Massachusetts Department of Health says
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