Mpox could become a serious global threat, scientists warn
Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the University of Surrey.
Apr 1, 2025
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Viruses: News and Research on Orthopoxvirus
MeSH tree: B04.280.650.160.650
Computational model compares mpox's airborne transmission risk to COVID-19 and smallpox
A collaborative research effort between the A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) and the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (A*STAR IHPC) has provided new insights into the likelihood of mpox spreading ...
Mar 24, 2025
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COVID-19: We're no better prepared for a pandemic today than we were in 2020, says researcher
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. According to official data, there have been more than 770 million cases of COVID, which have caused over 7 million deaths in 231 countries—almost ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Five years after the pandemic, the world is poorly prepared for another one
In Europe, ten people died from measles in 2024, and the US has had several major outbreaks. Bird flu has affected dairy herds in 17 US states from North Carolina to California and has just been reported in cats. So far, ...
Mar 11, 2025
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US cancels Ebola aid in Uganda despite Elon Musk's claims
Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president's Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ended at least four of five U.S.-funded Ebola contracts ...
Feb 28, 2025
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We should care more about emerging infectious diseases, and the tools we need to fight them
Throughout human history, disease outbreaks have emerged and re-emerged. What's different now is that with global travel, outbreaks can move quickly among and between populations.
Feb 27, 2025
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WHO decides mpox epidemic still global health emergency
Mpox remains an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday after deciding the epidemic still merits the highest level of alert, with cases rising and its geographic spread widening.
Feb 27, 2025
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Mpox: Scientists offer better understanding of tecovirimat resistance
A virus originally found in animals, mpox—which causes the disease of the same name—is now circulating in humans. Since 2022, it has been the cause of major epidemics spreading outside endemic areas in Central and West Africa. ...
Feb 12, 2025
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Lab holding Ebola in DRC's Goma 'safe': WHO
A laboratory holding Ebola and other dangerous pathogens in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma—which has been seized by the M23 armed group—is safe, WHO said Friday.
Feb 7, 2025
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Silencing science: How Trump is reshaping US public health
Medical researchers forced to compile national data by hand, silence on a major tuberculosis outbreak, and the erasure of gender references: the Trump administration has pushed the US public health system into uncharted territory.
Feb 3, 2025
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