Tag: Viruses
CDC Warns of Dangerous Virus Infecting Babies in Multiple States
Parechovirus has caused at least one infant death and has cropped up in multiple states since May
As Monkeypox Cases Spike, U.S. Orders More Vaccine, Boosts Testing
As of July 14, 1,470 cases of monkeypox have been identified in 44 jurisdictions in the United States
Demand for Monkeypox Vaccine Overwhelms U.S. Cities
Infections from monkeypox have now passed 1,000 cases in the United States
Laboratory Response Network Facilitates Rapid ID of Monkeypox
CDC has confirmed non-variola Orthopoxvirus-positive specimens from 159 patients to be monkeypox
Low Risk Seen for Health Care-Linked Monkeypox Transmission
From 2000 to 2022, only one case of health care-associated transmission described, following high-risk exposure to contaminated bedding
WHO Says Global Monkeypox Cases Have Jumped 77 Percent in One Week
Origin of the outbreak is still considered mysterious
Demographic, Clinical Characteristics of Monkeypox ID’d
Infection confirmed in 54 individuals, all of whom identified as men who have sex with men; all presented with skin lesions
U.S. Begins Targeted Vaccine Rollout Against Monkeypox
HHS is rapidly expanding access to hundreds of thousands of doses of the Jynneos vaccine
WHO Says Monkeypox Not a Global Health Threat for Now
Committee said that while the outbreak is not yet a health emergency, that decision should be reviewed again in a few weeks
New York City Opens First Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic in U.S.
Announcement follows similar ones issued from the United Kingdom and Canada
