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Polio will paralyse unvaccinated child if allowed to spread in UK, expert warns

Health chiefs are scrambling to identify where the poliovirus is circulating, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today declaring…

Daily Mirror

Monkeypox rhetoric recalls HIV stigma

Scientists denounce "anti-science, ignorance, prejudice" in how monkeypox is being described as a "gay" disease

Salon

We Should Have Seen Monkeypox Coming

Five years ago, monkeypox made a leap—and most of the world ignored it.

The Atlantic

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Lack of smallpox vax led to monkeypox

Smallpox vaccinations seem to help prevent monkeypox. Yet they've rarely been given since smallpox was eradicated

Salon

Inside the world’s worst monkeypox outbreak

Experts say the DRC’s outbreak, where ‘hundreds have probably been killed’, demonstrates the global threat posed by the illness

The Telegraph

Monkeypox may have been circulating in UK for years, scientists say

UK confirmed cases in outbreak rise to 78, and experts say virus may have been spreading unseen for some time

The Guardian - UK

Monkeypox: Confirmed cases in the UK rise to 78

Further seven infections detected in England

The Independent UK

WHO expert speaks out on likely cause of Monkeypox outbreak in Europe

Transmission has been "amplified" according to an expert

Nottingham Post

Monkeypox in Sacramento: Traveler ‘likely’ has infection, but risk of outbreak ‘extremely low’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento health officials are investigating a “likely” case of monkeypox virus related to travel in Europe and…

Tribune News Service

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Washington and California report suspected Monkeypox cases as US outbreak widens

Presumptive cases now detected in six US states, as health officials say patients are isolating and not at risk of…

The Independent UK

Monkeypox warning to Scottish travellers as virus spreads to popular tourist spots

Medical professionals have urged those travelling abroad to popular holiday destinations and busy festivals this summer to be cautious over…

Edinburgh Live

Monkeypox outbreak 'may have been sparked by sex at raves', says WHO expert

Dr David Heymann said the leading theory to explain the spread of the disease was sexual transmission at raves in…

Daily Record

Possibility monkeypox was spread at raves is 'now a leading theory'

Confirmed cases in the UK more than double to 57

Liverpool Echo

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Monkeypox spread linked with raves in Europe as UK cases continue to rise

Large proportion of cases identified in gay and bisexual community

Manchester Evening News

UK monkeypox cases rise to 57 as raves linked to spread in Europe

Outbreak is ‘significant’ but risk to population remains low, say officials

Wales Online

Expert says monkeypox outbreak may have been triggered by sexual activity at two European raves

Dr David Heymann, the former head of WHO's emergencies department, told The Associated Press that the leading theory on the…

Irish Mirror

Monkeypox outbreak ‘containable’: WHO

While the monkeypox outbreak is unusual, it remains “containable” and limited, the WHO says, and it is convening further meetings.

Crikey

Monkeypox outbreak ‘may have been sparked by sex at raves’

A leading adviser to the World Health Organisation has described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a…

Irish Independent

Monkeypox: UK cases more than double to 57

It comes as cases of the virus have been reported in more than a dozen countries

The Independent UK

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Monkeypox outbreak likely triggered by sex at two raves in Europe, WHO expert says

A leading adviser to the World Health Organization described the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox in developed countries as “a random…

Irish Independent

Monkeypox outbreak: WHO alerts of surge in cases globally. Read here

Monkeypox: WHO also stated that according to available information human-to-human transmission is occurring among people in close physical contact with…

Livemint

What countries have reported monkeypox cases so far? All we know amid fears over ‘superspreader’ events

Scientists believe superspreader events may be behind sudden outbreak in cases

The Independent UK

Is monkeypox deadly? What you need to know about the virus

THE first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Scotland, as the total grows across the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Monkeypox detected in Austria, Switzerland and Israel

A virus causing patients fever, rash, and exhaustion has reached three more countries. A man in Vienna was taken to…

The New Daily

WHO mulls monkeypox guidance amid spread

World Health Organisation adviser David Heymann says it appears monkeypox is being spread as a sexually transmitted infection.

Crikey