GENEVA: Genetic mutations under study for Monkeypox spread. The World Health Organization said genetic changes are being examined to be the cause of the rapid spread of the disease. The two distinct clades, or variants, of the virus, were called the Congo Basin (Central African) and West African clades, after the two regions where they […]
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US revises strategy to combat monkeypox
WASHINGTON: US revises strategy to combat monkeypox. US health authorities on Tuesday authorized a new procedure for injecting the monkeypox vaccine that should make it possible to inoculate more people with the same amount of the drug, at a time when doses are running short in the country. The Food and Drug Administration also authorized […]
First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO: A 41-year-old man in Brazil has died of monkeypox, making him the first person outside of Africa to have been killed by the disease, local authorities said on Friday. First death from monkey pox recorded in Brazil. AFP broke this news. The man, who local media said had serious immune system problems, […]