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The WHO says more monkey-pox related deaths are likely after fatalities were reported in Brazil and Spain. AP

WHO Europe expects more monkeypox-related deaths

HealthJuly 30, 2022

A person waits in line to receive a monkeypox vaccine at a mass vaccination clinic in Brooklyn, New York City. AFP

More than 1,000 monkeypox cases recorded in New York City

HealthJuly 27, 2022

A man is vaccinated against monkeypox in New York. AP

How can the world halt the spread of monkeypox?

HealthJuly 26, 2022

A health worker works at a monkeypox ward set up at a government hospital in Hyderabad, India on Wednesday, July 20. India recorded its first monkeypox case last week. AP

Why is monkeypox a 'global health emergency'?

UAEJuly 24, 2022

A suspected monkeypox sample at the microbiology laboratory of La Paz Hospital in Madrid. Getty

WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency

WorldJuly 23, 2022

A health worker gives polio vaccine drops to a child during a three-day vaccination drive in Islamabad, Pakistan. EPA

US reports first polio case in a decade as disease re-emerges

UAEJuly 22, 2022

Indian health workers screen passengers arriving from high-risk countries for symptoms of the monkeypox virus. EPA

Five monkeypox deaths as case numbers climb to 14,000 worldwide

HealthJuly 20, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 years and younger. AP

US FDA advisers recommend Covid-19 vaccines for nation's youngest

USJune 15, 2022

More than 550 cases have been detected in about 30 countries. Reuters

UAE confirms four new cases of monkeypox taking total to eight

HealthJune 01, 2022

A carer assists a woman with multiple sclerosis in her home. Lindsey Parnaby / AFP

Multiple sclerosis prevalence rising in Middle East, doctors say

HealthMay 30, 2022

Monkeypox can be fatal in up to 6 per cent of cases and is believed to be more severe in children. Reuters

UAE to impose 21-day home quarantine on monkeypox close contacts

UAEMay 30, 2022

The World Health Organisation said there are still many unanswered questions about what triggered the unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa. AP

Almost 200 monkeypox cases in 20 countries, WHO says

HealthMay 27, 2022

Jordan has ordered monkeypox testing supplies. Getty

Jordan monkeypox threat low, health official says

JordanMay 22, 2022

Monkey pox lesions on a patient from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reuters

Monkeypox outbreak is not the next pandemic, scientists say

HealthMay 22, 2022

A police officer stands guard while a health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child, in Peshawar, Pakistan. AP

From Monkeypox to Meningitis, Covid-19 has paved the way for other diseases

EditorialMay 20, 2022

Monkeypox patients are being treated at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Getty

What is monkeypox and how do you catch it?

HealthMay 17, 2022

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