Monkeypox

Cuba watchful over monkeypox; reported an imported case

Published on: August 21, 2022
08:59

Havana, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's national health system today carries out a set of actions aimed at preventing and containing the risk of the spread of monkeypox.

Limited monkeypox vaccine supply would be stretched under FDA plan

Published on: August 10, 2022
18:47

Washington, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The United States is currently planning to extend the existing vaccine doses against monkeypox virus by changing the administration strategy of immunizers given the rapid increased cases nationwide.

Dominican Republic reports fifth monkeypox case

Published on: August 10, 2022
18:03

Santo Domingo, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health Ministry (SESPAS, in Spanish) on Wednesday confirmed fifth case of monkeypox in the country.

Bolivia confirms sixth monkeypox case

Published on: August 10, 2022
17:25

La Paz, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia´s health authorities have confirmed the sixth monkeypox case, the National Epidemiology Director Freddy Armijo said at a press conference.

Ecuador reports first monkeypox death

Published on: August 8, 2022
18:48

Quito, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s Public Health Ministry (MSP, in Spanish) on Monday reported the first death of monkeypox virus in the South American nation.

Joe Biden declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

Published on: August 4, 2022
16:32

Washington, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden´s administration on Thursday officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that is aimed at freeing up emergency funding and improving distribution of vaccines and treatments nationwide.

Russia cooperates with CIS countries to deal with monkeypox

Published on: July 27, 2022
10:23

Moscow, Jul 27 (Prensa Latina) Russia delivered to the member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) the test systems to detect monkeypox, the National Office of Consumer Protection Rospotrebnadzor reported on Wednesday.

Mexico reports 60 monkeypox cases

Published on: July 26, 2022
09:57

Mexico City, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican Health Secretariat has confirmed 60 cases of monkeypox virus in 11 federal entities, and for this reason it launched on Tuesday a website to report the disease.

Japan reports first monkeypox case

Published on: July 26, 2022
08:26

Tokyo, Jul 26 (Prensa Latina) Japan has confirmed its first case of the monkeypox virus, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry (MHLW) reported on Tuesday.

Europe reports over 8,000 monkeypox cases

Published on: July 14, 2022
17:01

Geneva, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) on Thursday reported the whole continent is presently exceeding 8,200 monkeypox cases.

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