Monkeypox 'spreading widely' - mutated virus poses new threat to public health, says study
Once only transmissible from rodents to humans, now the monkeypox virus can spread between people, according to a new study. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox virus is EVOLVING to be better at infecting people, analysis warns
Scientists fear that an even more infectious strain of monkeypox could emerge as the tropical virus continues to mutate and spread between people. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mpox circulated for five years before global explosion in 2022, research finds
Discovery of hidden transmission of disease formerly know as monkeypox leads to calls for improved surveillanceThe disease formerly known as monkeypox, which spread around the world in an unprecedented outbreak in 2022, was circulating in humans for more than five years before the explosion of cases triggered a global public health emergency, researchers say.The discovery of longstanding, hidden transmission between humans has led to calls for improved global surveillance of the MPXV virus to eliminate the disease, renamedmpox last year, from humans and prevent it from re-emerging.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Mpox Science Infectious diseases Microbiology Medical research World news Source Type: news
New strain of highly contagious chickenpox virus found for the first time in India
Surveillance for monkeypox in India has revealed a new variant of varicella-zoster virus. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reductions in sexual mixing ended mpox outbreak in England, while vaccination has prevented resurgences in 2023
The rapid outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in 2022 likely resulted from high levels of sexual mixing among some gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), with the initial downturn in cases probably due to a reduction in sexual contacts among these men, according to new research led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Behavioural Science and Evaluation. The HPRU is a partnership between the University of Bristol and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 11, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
How Covid lockdowns opened Pandora's box of diseases: From old foes like polio to new enemies like monkeypox - how avoiding common germs left us MORE vulnerable to outbreaks
Increasingly, evidence shows that lockdowns, mask mandates, school closures and canceled hospital appointments triggered a mental health crisis and robbed children of vital learning. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
British scientists are primed to create the next pandemic vaccine in 100 days as super-lab Porton Down develops prototypes to tackle 'Disease X' - with bird flu, tuberculosis and monkeypox on the radar
Experts are working on a high-security project at Porton Down, the top-secret government laboratory, to develop prototype vaccines to tackle 'Disease X' when it hits. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Potential for Recurrent Mpox Outbreaks Among MSM Potential for Recurrent Mpox Outbreaks Among MSM
Mathematical modeling underscores the need for sustained monkeypox vaccination services among men who have sex with men in order to protect against a resurgence of mpox.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Posttreatment Lesions After Tecovirimat Treatment for Mpox Posttreatment Lesions After Tecovirimat Treatment for Mpox
This report suggests that after treatment with tecovirimat, monkeypox lesions might reoccur more commonly than previously reported.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - July 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Monkeypox outbreak: psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation - Yang JZ, Dong X.
Building on construal level theory, results from a survey based on a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (N = 1000) indicate an indirect effect of social distance and temporal distance perception on emotional response, policy support, and v... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Media, Marketing, and Internet Issues Source Type: news
CDC Warns that Pride Events Could Spawn Massive Monkeypox Outbreak
Submitted by Mark Pellin via Headline USA, Experts warn possible Monkeypox resurgence due to pride month 🤣 This is Demetre Daskalakis, White House National Mpox Response Coordinator in Las Vegas in April at 2023 Biomedical HIV…#cdcwarns #markpellin #headlineusa #monkeypox #demetredaskalakis #lasvegas #sicktwisted #lgbt #cdc #mpox (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview, UKHSA (updated 1st June 2023)
Overview of the current mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in the UK.
1 June 2023Uploaded report for 1 June 2023.
25 May 2023Uploaded report for 25 May 2023 (interim update). (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Latest mpox cases a reminder that the infection has not gone away, UKHSA (published 25th May 2023)
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) urges people to remain vigilant as a further 10 cases of mpox (monkeypox) have been diagnosed in the UK. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox outbreak: epidemiological overview, UKHSA (updated 25th May 2023)
Overview of the current mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in the UK.
25 May 2023Uploaded report for 25 May 2023 (interim update).
4 May 2023Uploaded report for 4 May 2023. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox: London sees rise in cases in last month
Those at risk urged to get vaccinated to protect themselves, as data reveals 10 new cases in London during May. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
