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Monkeypox: How is it treated, vaccines and should we be worried about the 'global emergency'?

The World Health Organisation has declared a global emergency as the monkeypox outbreak has spread to 70 countries

Chronicle Live

What is monkeypox and what is the risk in the UK?

Monkeypox has now been declared a 'global health emergency' by the World Health Organisation

Bristol Post

Committee to meet Monday on monkeypox alert level: Anutin

A committee will on Monday decide whether to impose the highest level of monkeypox alert after the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared the outbreak a global health emergency, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday.

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Monkeypox declared a 'global emergency' with outbreaks in more than 70 countries

The World Health Organisation has made the declaration

Wales Online

Monkeypox emergency declaration ‘recognises need to stop global spread’

A London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine professor reassured people the situation is not something they should ‘unduly worry’ about.

The Independent UK

Edinburgh named most unfit city in Scotland and UK according to new study

Research carried out by DNA Lean found that Stockport was the fittest city in the United Kingdom and that Edinburgh came in last place. Scottish cities did not particularly fair well in the league table.

Edinburgh Live

Monkeypox declared global health emergency by World Health Organisation

According to the WHO, the outbreak is expanding in more than 70 countries and is an "extraordinary" situation which now constitutes a global emergency

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Monkeypox outbreak declared global health emergency by World Health Organisation

The disease has spread to more than 70 countries

Nottingham Post

With Greater Manchester in the midst of an ‘ozone pollution episode’, should the region change how it monitors air quality?

Clean Cities Campaign says the city-region should be striving to use WHO guidelines.

Manchester Evening News

What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?

Certain strains of the virus can kill up to 88 per cent of infected people

The Independent UK

Fears over new Covid Centaurus variant as experts explain key symptoms

People are also being advised on the simple way to tell the difference between Covid and a cold

Wales Online

New 'Centaurus' Covid variant detected feared to be most contagious version yet

The World Health Organisation said in its latest update that globally, the number of new weekly cases increased for the fifth consecutive week after a declining trend since the last peak in March 2022

Daily Mirror

Two more monkeypox cases discovered in Wales

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a 77% weekly increase globally in the number of lab-confirmed cases of the virus

Wales Online

Cases of monkeypox have surged 77% in a week, says World Health Organisation

It said three people had now died in connection with the outbreak, all of them in Africa

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Calls for more support as profession declared cancer causing

The World Health Organisation has officially declared firefighting a cancer causing profession.

Daily Mirror

Health chiefs warn monkeypox now infecting children - 8 symptoms to look out for

The World Health Organisation is investigating reports of infected children in Britain, as well as following up reports in Spain and France

Daily Record

Monkeypox concerns after study finds virus mutating 12 times faster than expected

The World Health Organisation is encouraging countries to consider surveillance and contact tracing in a bid to slow the spread of the virus.

Manchester Evening News

Monkeypox cases in Greater Manchester rise as disease found in three boroughs

There are now more than 900 cases across the UK

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Dublin Live

Irish health officials confirm 14 new cases of monkeypox

This marks the biggest jump in cases seen in the space of one week since the beginning of the Irish outbreak

The Independent UK

Thousands of children unprotected against polio, data shows

Around a third of unprotected five-year-olds are in London.

Daily Mirror

UK polio outbreak: Parents warned to make sure kids up to date on crucial vaccinations

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has now declared the troubling outbreak a national incident and alerted the World Health Organisation, which could strip Britain of its polio-free status

Manchester Evening News

Monkeypox slammed as 'completely inappropriate term' in Manchester as World Health Organisation vows name change

Cases have risen by more than five times in just two weeks in North West

Evening Standard

WHO to look into reports monkeypox could be sexually transmitted disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is exploring the possibility if monkeypox could be a sexually transmitted disease, a health official said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

WHO investigates reports of monkeypox virus in semen

More than 1,300 cases of the disease have been reported in about 30 countries

Evening Standard

54 new cases of monkeypox detected in UK ahead of WHO emergency meeting

The World Health Organisation will determine whether the outbreak presents a public health emergency of international concern

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