monkeypox

New monkeypox infections are “steadily decreasing” in Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says. The drop in infections reflects a global trend reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. It said the…

Once the epicentre of Canada’s monkeypox outbreak, Montreal has almost eradicated the virus on its territory, according to doctors in the city — but they warn it’s too early to declare victory. Cases can still be imported by…

A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease. The Los Angeles County Department of…

The world is seeing a downward trend in COVID-19 and monkeypox cases, but the World Health Organization says assuming this trend will continue is “dangerous” and urges governments and individuals to remain vigilant. Globally, the…

A “sustained downward trend” of monkeypox infections in Canada is “encouraging to see,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, told reporters during…

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It is possible to eliminate the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday, highlighting evidence that case counts are slowing in a handful of countries. There are encouraging signs of a…

Canadian universities and colleges should be proactive to prevent monkeypox from spreading among students, say experts, warning that a lack of education could give the virus a chance to gain a foothold on campus. Schools should be…

Scientists have reported the first known case of a person testing positive for COVID-19, HIV and monkeypox all that the same time. The case study report, published in the Journal of Infection, says a 36-year-old Italian man…

A Halifax research firm has found that about half of Canadians are concerned about monkeypox to some extent. In a report published on Thursday, Narrative Research said about 53 per cent of Canadians said they were “to some extent”…