Category: Monkeypox
UK: More than 1,000 cases of Monkeypox in Britain
Up to 26 June 2022 there were 1,076 laboratory confirmed cases in the UK.… ...More...
WHO altering documents relating to Monkeypox transmission
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have been caught editing out references to airborne transmission of Monkeypox from documents on their website.… ...More...
USA: Monkeypox detected In San Francisco wastewater
Researchers at the Sewer Coronavirus Alert Network (SCAN) have confirmed that samples of wastewater collected from a San Francisco treatment plant have traces of the Monkeypox virus.… ...More...
Preprint: Monkeypox has far more mutations than expected
“Researchers found the current Monkeypox strain diverges from the original strain by 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and several mutations made the virus more transmissible.”… ...More...
Monkeypox: 793 cases in the UK, more than 800 in Spain
Up to 20 June 2022 there were 793 laboratory confirmed cases in the UK.… ...More...
CDC: Having sex whilst infected with Monkeypox
If you or your partner have monkeypox and you decide to have sex, consider the following to reduce the chance of spreading the virus:.… ...More...
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...
UKHSA: Monkeypox Technical Briefing 1 published
The UK Health and Security Agency has published its first technical briefing for the Monkeypox outbreak in England.… ...More...
Monkeypox: “We don’t know the efficacy of any of these monkeypox vaccines”
“How well MVA really protects humans from monkeypox is uncertain.… ...More...
Monkeypox: Cleaning Sex-on-Premises venues
Official UK guidance for owners, managers and staff about cleaning sex-on-premises venues in the UK.… ...More...
UK: Mothers with Monkeypox advised to give birth by Caesarean section
Pregnant women with monkeypox in the UK will be advised to have C-sections and be separated from their baby in hospital.… ...More...
UK: Monkeypox is a notifiable disease from 8 June 2022
Monkeypox is to be listed as a notifiable disease in law in the UK from 8 June 2022. … ...More...