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A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as “a random event” that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe. In an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO’s emergencies department,…

According to the UN’s public health agency, contact tracing is key in controlling the spread of infectious disease pathogens such as the monkeypox virus, which... 23.05.2022, Sputnik International

European health chiefs have warned monkeypox, could become endemic to the Continent if it spreads from people to pet rodents like rats and mice which can carry the virus.

The U.S. is set to release vaccines from the Strategic National Stockpile to protect high-risk contacts of people who have contracted monkeypox.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the federal public health agency expects more Monkeypox cases in the United States.

EXPERTS have warned monkeypox could become permanent in Europe if pets start catching it too.A total of 57 cases have been confirmed in Britain so far

The rare monkeypox virus has caused infections in at least nine European countries, the United States, Canada, and Australia over the past month despite it being endemic to central and west Africa.

After discovering four positive cases of monkeypox, Belgian health authorities have placed those with confirmed cases of the virus into a 21-day quarantine. 

LONDON -- A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that appears to have been caused by sexual activity at two recent raves in Europe.

The U.S. and other countries are scouring their vaccine stockpiles or ordering smallpox shots in a bid to control a global outbreak of the related monkeypox disease, though officials say the effort will be targeted and not a mass drive like the COVID-19 push.