Category: Australasia
Australasian Coronavirus News
Monkeypox virus found in human semen
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted, a WHO official has said. More...
Monkeypox research: 50% household attack rate
2016 research: “The household attack rate (i.e., rate of persons living with an infected person that develop symptoms of MPXV infection) was 50%.” More...
WHO: Mass vaccination is not required nor recommended for Monkeypox
The World Health Organisation has updated their guidance on Monkeypox vaccinations today. More...
Monkeypox: CDC advises travellers to wear a mask *1 update*
The US CDC has amended its advice for travellers for Monkeypox, just one week after its last revision. More...
WHO: Monkeypox may be airborne
In its latest Monkeypox update, the World Health Organisation’s has declared, for the first time, that Monkeypox may be airborne. More...
CDC: At least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway
The US CDC has said that new genetic sequencing data indicate there are at least two distinct monkeypox outbreaks underway outside Africa. More...
Dr. John Campbell: Wuhan Institute of Virology were working on Monkeypox virus in February 2022
Dr John Campbell wonders why the Wuhan Institute of Virolgy were researching the Monkeypox virus just weeks before the outbreak of Monkeypox in Europe. More...
WHO: We don’t know if it’s too late to contain Monkeypox
“We don’t really know whether it is too late to contain Monkeypox”
The fact that this virus has appeared in Europe in a large number of cases, an increasing number of cases, is clearly cause for some concern and it does suggest that there may have been undetected transmission for a while. More...
WHO: The potential for further Monkeypox transmission in Europe and elsewhere is high
Rapid, amplified transmission has occurred in the context of the recent lifting of pandemic restrictions on international travel and events. More...
Monkeypox: nearly 600 confirmed and suspected cases globally
A new global Monkeypox tracker cases shows that there are currently 590 suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox worldwide in the latest outbreak. More...