poxviruses
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UK Will Offer Monkeypox Vaccines to Some Gay and Bisexual Men
UK health officials are planning to more widely offer smallpox vaccines — which are effective against the related monkeypox virus — to some gay and bisexual men. The expanded outreach is part of a renewed strategy to contain the emerging viral disease, which recently has spread far beyond the few areas of the world where…
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Latest Monkeypox Data Is Alarming; Second Monkeypox Strain Discovered in U.S.
Health officials continue to report more outbreaks of monkeypox in the U.S. and elsewhere, while a new analysis suggests that at least two different lineages of the viral illness are circulating around the U.S. These findings make it increasingly less likely that the virus can be stopped completely.
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Monkeypox Outbreaks: Where They Are and What We Know So Far
Outbreaks of a seldom-seen disease called monkeypox are setting public health experts on edge. Several countries, including the U.S., have reported cases of the viral infection recently. No deaths are reported so far. Though the risk appears to be low to the general public for now, it’s possible something has changed about the virus or…
