Tag: pox
Monkey pox: is its unprecedented spread linked to the eradication of this disease?
To try to understand why monkeypox is currently spreading outside Africa, a continent where it is endemic in several countries, let’s go back a little in time, just after the…
Monkey pox: infected patients should avoid contact with their pets
News Posted on 05/31/2022 at 8:12 p.m., Reading 3 mins. To stem the spread of monkeypox, European and British health authorities have issued several recommendations, particularly regarding pets. Patients with…
Monkey pox: did the eradication of smallpox pave the way for the current situation?
To try to understand why monkeypox is currently spreading outside Africa, a continent where it is endemic in several countries, let’s go back a little in time, just after the…
Monkey pox: the world deploys its first strategies
Twenty-three countries, including France, are now affected by cases of monkey pox. In response, the health authorities of the territories concerned are stepping up their surveillance and implementing their first…
Monkey pox: is there a risk of a global pandemic?
The monkeypox virus was until now only present sporadically in Central and West Africa, near tropical rainforests. In recent weeks, several hundred cases have been described in urban areas and…
Monkey pox: beware of fake news!
News Published 4 hours ago, Reading 4 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) While 16 cases of monkey pox have been confirmed in France, more…
Monkey pox: the world deploys its first disease control strategies
Twenty-three countries, including France, are now affected by cases of monkeypox. In response, the health authorities of the territories concerned are stepping up their surveillance and implementing their first strategies.…
WHO: There is still no concern that monkey pox is developing into a pandemic
Nearly 400 suspected and confirmed cases have been reported to the Health Organization from about twenty countries located far from the native areas of the disease. The World Health Organization…
Monkey pox statement from WHO… Will it turn into an epidemic?
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the monkeypox virus, which has spread in many countries, especially in Europe, in recent weeks is not expected to turn into a new…
Monkey pox: Roche develops PCR tests to detect the virus
News Posted 17m ago, Reading 2 mins. It is the Roche laboratory which announces it: it has just developed a PCR test which makes it possible to detect monkeypox. Tests…