Category: Transmission
Monkeypox: CDC advises infected to wear a mask and isolate
CDC updated advice on monkeypox: “Cover the lesions, wear a well-fitting mask, and avoid public transportation when leaving the home”. More...
Monkeypox: 12 infected at Cadiz tattoo parlour
12 cases of monkeypox have been detected following visits to a tattoo shop in Cádiz, Spain. More...
Joe Biden Paxlovid rebound
US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again – only days after testing negative. More...
Monkeypox: Man infected by a second-hand scooter
An extraordinary thread on Twitter today from a man in Spain who is convinced that he was infected with monkeypox after touching the surfaces on a scooter he had just bought second-hand. More...
Argentina: Three cases of Argentine hemorrhagic fever reported
A few days ago, two cases of Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF) were confirmed in Bell Ville and Laborde, both towns in the southeast of the province. More...
Ghana: Marburg virus outbreak
Two fatal cases of Marburg virus disease have been reported from the Ashanti region of Ghana. More...
Preprint: Suspected cat-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A veterinarian in Thailand was diagnosed with COVID-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat owned by an infected patient. More...
India: BA.2.75 centaurus outcompetes BA.5 in India
Big news from Nextstrain: the BA.2.75 variant, unofficially nicknamed Centaurus, is now outcompeting BA.5 in India. More...
WHO declares monkeypox a PHEIC as Tedros overrules advisors
One month too late.
The World Health Organisation have finally gotten round to declaring monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), but only after WHO chief Dr Tedros overrode the views of his own advisors! More...
Spain: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Castilla y León
Spanish health authorities have confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the Castilla y León region. More...