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Sudan detects 5 more cases of monkeypox amid concerns
Sudan on Tuesday announced five more cases of the monkeypox virus, bringing the tally up to seven patients.
Sep 20, 2022
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Dog contracts monkeypox from owners, prompting change to CDC guidance
Adding yet another wrinkle to the monkeypox outbreak, a new case study suggests that people can pass the virus on to their pet dogs.
Aug 15, 2022
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What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?
A new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people in China's Shandong and Henan provinces over roughly a two-year period to 2021.
Aug 11, 2022
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In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID
Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued ...
Jul 30, 2022
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Africa's alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses
Africa still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it's the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that's newly declared a global emergency, its public health agency announced ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Tanzania identifies mystery illness as 'rat fever'
A mysterious disease that killed three people in Tanzania has been identified as leptospirosis or "rat fever", a bacterial infection commonly spread by the rodents, the East African nation's government said Monday.
Jul 18, 2022
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Worried about rabies? Here's what to do if you're bitten by an animal
Cases of North Carolinians being bit by rabid foxes this summer have raised concerns about the risk of rabies and other health concerns associated with animal bites.
Jul 13, 2022
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Tanzania probes mystery illness after three die
Tanzania has dispatched a team of doctors and health experts to investigate a mysterious disease that has claimed the lives of three people, the government said Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2022
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Human catches COVID from a cat: Why this new evidence is not cause for panic
Since the pandemic began, there have been several documented cases of humans transmitting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to their pets. But the reverse has been rarer—until recently, hamsters, mink and white-tailed ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Lebanon latest in Mideast to detect 1st case of monkeypox
Lebanon's Health Ministry said Monday authorities have detected the country's first case of monkeypox in a person who returned from abroad and is now isolating at home.
Jun 20, 2022
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