Tag: monkeypox

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Monkeypox Primarily Transmitted Sexually by Men

The first major peer-reviewed study of monkeypox infections has found that the virus is primarily being transmitted through the sexual activity of gay and bisexual men in the United States and around the world. The Journal of New England Medicine on Thursday published a study that looked at monkeypox infection across 16 countries between April and…


WHO Again Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Emergency

LONDON—As the World Health Organization’s emergency committee convened Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis, some scientists said the striking differences between the outbreaks in Africa and in developed countries will complicate any coordinated response. African officials say they are already treating the continent’s epidemic as…


WHO Reports 14,000 Cases of Monkeypox Globally, 5 Deaths in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 14,000 cases of monkeypox worldwide, with five deaths reported in Africa, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. Most of the cases reported thus far have been found in Europe, particularly among men who have sex with men, the WHO said, although all the deaths have occurred…


Democrats Slam Biden Administration Over Shortage of Monkeypox Vaccine

The Biden administration is facing criticism from Democrats over the pace of its rollout of vaccines against the monkeypox virus. In California, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener said San Francisco is “veering toward a public health mess of uncontrolled monkeypox spread” in the city and others due to the shortage of vaccines. “Today, the San…


Democrats Criticize Biden Administration Over Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage

The Biden administration is facing criticism from Democrats over the pace of its rollout of vaccines against the monkeypox virus. In California, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener said San Francisco is “veering toward a public health mess of uncontrolled monkeypox spread” in the city and others due to the shortage of vaccines. “Today, the San…


Monkeypox Cases Rising Rapidly in New York City, Mostly Among Men

Monkeypox cases are increasing rapidly in New York, primarily among social networks of homosexual and bisexual men, officials have said. The New York City Department of Health said in an update on July 15 that there are now 461 cases of monkeypox in the city, which is more than 30 percent of the recorded cases of monkeypox, according…


Fauci Issues Warning on Monkeypox in US

White House COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci signaled that more resources will be dedicated to monkeypox and said that the federal government needs to take it “seriously” as cases have risen across the world. The latest U.S. data shows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tracked at least 1,814 probable or confirmed cases…


First Likely Monkeypox Case Reported in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—Long Beach reported its first presumptive case of monkeypox July 16. The case concerns an adult Long Beach resident with no recent travel history or known contacts. The person is showing symptoms and isolating at home for recovery, city officials said. The person tested positive in the initial test for orthopoxvirus, of which…


Ivana Trump Dies at 73; House Passes Defense Spending Bill; Monkeypox Cases Rising in U.S. | NTD Good Morning

Ivana Trump, Former President Donald Trump’s first wife and mother of his three oldest children, dies at 73. The House of Representatives passes the annual defense budget bill. This year’s budget is the largest increase in defense spending. We find out why. Thousands of people in New York, California, and other parts of the U.S….


India Reports First Case of Monkeypox

One case of monkeypox has been identified in India’s Kerala state, a government official confirmed on Thursday. Kerala State Health Minister Veena George said that a 35-year-old man who returned from the United Arab Emirates on July 12 has tested positive for the monkeypox virus. The patient was in stable condition and had been placed…