The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week tallied 21 more cases of mpox, the diseaseformerly called monkeypox, as authorities are now bracing for the possibility of aresurgence over the coming months. Illinois makes up the largest share of new cases, with nine new infectionsreport...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was investigating a surge in cases around the country, including Chicago. From April 17 through May 5, there were 12 confirmed mpox cases in the Chicago area, all of them among symptomatic men. Nine of the men had been vaccinated for mpox...
Not every state is reporting enough data to feed into the estimate. New York, which makes up more than 15% of the nation's 25,509confirmed cases, is not yet included in the rates. The agency is still waiting for more data after people get second doses of the shot. Laboratory data su...
which was formerly knownas monkeypox; animal data supported that belief. But the large and ongoing international outbreak of mpox that was first detected in mid-May has provided the first real-world data on how well the vaccine works in people. ...
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mpox, which was declared a global health emergency in mid-august after a new strain began spreading from the democratic republic of congo to neighbouring countries. africa has seen over 32,000 suspected mpox cases including 840 deaths so far this year, according to africa cd...
At least 16 countries of the continent's 55 nations have been affected with mpox, according to the Africa CDC. Some 38,465 cases and 1,456 deaths have been reported in Africa since January 2022. Of these, 887 cases and five deaths were reported last week, according to data from Africa...
"Just because we've seen cases go down a little bit in the last week doesn't mean we don't still have another bump in cases yet to come," saidDr. Céline Gounder, aCBS Newsmedical contributor and editor-at-large forpublic healthat KFF Health News. "Later in January, February is ve...
There are at least four presumed cases and one confirmed case of monkeypox throughout the US as of May 23. WHO officials also know of at least 200 confirmed or suspected cases in Europe, North America, and Australia. "Right now, we hope to maximize vaccine distribution to tho...
WITH MPOX A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IN AFRICA, WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT INCREASED VIRUS RISK It is likely that the actual number of people infected is much higher, the CDC stated, as many people are not tested and do not receive medical care. ...