Q & A: What you need to know about monkeypox
Monkeypox burst into the headlines this month after cases were diagnosed in Africa, Europe, North America and Australia.In an interview,Anne Rimoin, the Gordon-Levin Professor of Infectious Diseases and Public Health at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, offered insights about the disease, which she has studied for two decades. Rimoin has been director of theUCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health and is the founder of the UCLA –DRC Health Research and Training Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.In simplest terms, what is monkeypox?Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis, a virus that is transmitted from a...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 26, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Focus on Antivirals, Vaccines as Monkeypox Continues Focus on Antivirals, Vaccines as Monkeypox Continues
As monkeypox outbreaks continue around the globe, the focus has turned to medications and vaccines. Health officials have their eye on stockpiles of smallpox drugs, which can also be used for monkeypox.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - May 26, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
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. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Smallpox Vaccination and Immunization Monkeypox Antibodies Europe United States Source Type: news
When it comes to monkeypox, we must look to history
Universal smallpox vaccination may not be necessary but complacency is not an option in viral outbreaks (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - May 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche develops unique PCR tests to detect the monkeypox virus
Roche and its subsidiary TIBMolbiol have developed three differentLightMix® Modular Virus kits for the detection of themonkeypox virusMultiple clusters ofmonkeypox virus have been reported in non-endemic countries, and the World Health Organization (WHO) expects more cases will be identified as surveillance expandsUse of these new research test kits assess the spread of the virus and can help monitor the potential impact of therapeutics, vaccines and public health interventionsBasel, 25 May 2022 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol have developed three unique LightMix® Modular Virus kits ...
Source: Roche Media News - May 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche develops unique PCR tests to detect the monkeypox virus
Roche and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol have developed three different LightMix ® Modular Virus kits for the detection of the monkeypox virus Multiple clusters of monkeypox virus have been reported in non-endemic countries, and the World Health Organization (WHO) expects more cases will be identified as surveillance expandsUse of these new research test kits assess the spread of the virus and can help monitor the potential impact of therapeutics, vaccines and public health interventionsBasel, 25 May 2022 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and its subsidiary TIB Molbiol have developed three unique L...
Source: Roche Media News - May 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Monkeypox outbreak was waiting to happen, say scientists
Proportion of people protected has fallen substantially in decades since smallpox vaccination endedThe unprecedented surge in monkeypox cases in the UK and beyond was an outbreak waiting to happen after the end of global smallpox vaccination more than 40 years ago, scientists say.The UK Health Security Agency announced a further 14 cases in England on Tuesday, bringing the total to 70, and one further patient in Scotland. No cases have been identified in Wales or Northern Ireland.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 24, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample and Nicola Davis Tags: Monkeypox Health Infectious diseases Science Society UK news Microbiology Source Type: news
Nations eye vaccines for monkeypox, but WHO says mass immunization not urgent
Health authorities are urging careful assessment before expanding the use of smallpox vaccines to protect against monkeypox. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ellen Francis Source Type: news
Monkeypox contacts should self isolate and receive smallpox vaccine, UKHSA says
Close contacts of people diagnosed with monkeypox should self isolate and receive the smallpox vaccine, according to new guidance from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - May 24, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
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. (Source: NYT Health)
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Why the Monkeypox Virus Is Not Like Covid-19
This viral illness is not like Covid, but there is cause for concern. Here ’s how experts are thinking about it now. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Knvul Sheikh Tags: Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns Disease Rates Smallpox Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Monkeypox Content Type: Service Vaccination and Immunization Viruses Sexually Transmitted Diseases Source Type: news
U.S. Will Release Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile, CDC Says
Many of the smallpox vaccines and treatments that the U.S. has in storage could also be effective against monkeypox, according to federal health officials. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Zachary Snowdon Smith, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
There ’s Already a Monkeypox Vaccine. But Not Everyone May Need It
Case counts of monkeypox continue to grow worldwide, raising concerns about how people can protect themselves. So far, the World Health Organization reports that in 12 countries, 92 cases have been confirmed in this recent emergence of the virus, and 28 possible cases are still being investigated. What alarms public health officials about the recent outbreaks is that monkeypox is generally not common or known to circulate in these nations; it’s endemic in parts of central and western Africa, but not in the European and North American nations—including the U.S.—that are currently seeing an uptick in infect...
Source: TIME: Health - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news
There ’ s Already a Monkeypox Vaccine. But Not Everyone May Need It
Case counts of monkeypox continue to grow worldwide, raising concerns about how people can protect themselves. So far, the World Health Organization reports that in 12 countries, 92 cases have been confirmed in this recent emergence of the virus, and 28 possible cases are still being investigated. What alarms public health officials about the recent outbreaks is that monkeypox is generally not common or known to circulate in these nations; it’s endemic in parts of central and western Africa, but not in the European and North American nations—including the U.S.—that are currently seeing an uptick in infect...
Source: TIME: Health - May 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Public Health Source Type: news
Monkeypox Quarantines Not Needed in US, Biden Says Monkeypox Quarantines Not Needed in US, Biden Says
' I just don ’t think it rises to the level of the kind of concern that existed with COVID-19, and the smallpox vaccine works for it, ' President Joe Biden said.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - May 23, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
