Sweden and Pakistan have confirmed the first cases of monkeypox outside the African continent. In Sweden, the case was identified on Thursday, in an individual who had been in the African area where recent cases of the disease have already been recorded. In Pakistan, the case was identified today, in a traveler who arrived from the East...
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today that the number of cases of infection with Monkeypox, now known as Mpox, has fallen by almost 90% in the last three months globally. However, the organization warns that the virus continues to circulate in various communities and countries. The data was presented by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a...
The Secretary of State of Nampula province, in northern Mozambique, said on Thursday that information about the occurrence of cases of monkeypox infection in that part of the country was false. Mety Gondola said that when the government authorities became aware of the possible case, they sent a health team to investigate...
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended, this Wednesday, to men who practice sex with other men to reduce the number of sexual partners, in the face of the Monkeypox outbreak in several countries. The best way to protect themselves is to "reduce the risk of exposure to the disease," WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during...