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Mpox threat spurs Iloilo to mobilize quarantine measures as international flights resume

As the Iloilo International Airport prepares to reopen for international flights on October 27, Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr. is planning to deploy a quarantine...

Calabarzon logs first Mpox case

The Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health Development in Calabarzon—which covers the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon—recorded the first Mpox...

DOH records 2 new mpox cases in Metro Manila, Calabarzon

The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed two additional cases of mpox in Metro Manila and Calabarzon. This brings the total number of cases since...

WHO says droplets a ‘minor’ route of mpox transmission

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said droplets were a minor route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, adding that more...

WHO says mpox outbreaks ‘can be stopped’

Geneva, Switzerland—Outbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped," the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be...

2 new mpox cases detected in NCR; Firms told: work with contact tracers

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday confirmed two new cases of mpox in Metro Manila. This brings the number of active cases in the...

DOH Western Visayas intensifies Mpox monitoring

The Department of Health (DOH) Western Visayas Center for Health and Development stepped up its surveillance efforts for Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, following...

2nd mpox case reported in Northern Samar

Tacloban City health officials said it recorded its first case of suspected Mpox (formerly monkeypox) at a gov't-run hospital in northern Samar yesterday. The case...

Pope calls for more help for mpox victims

Vatican City, Holy See—Pope Francis on Sunday highlighted victims of the mpox virus in his weekly prayers and called on governments and the pharmaceutical industry...

Northern Samar reports first case of suspected mpox

Tacloban City—Health officials in Northern Samar said it recorded its first case of suspected mpox (formerly monkeypox) at the state-run hospital on Sunday, August...

Mpox epidemic disinformation debunked

Paris, France—An mpox outbreak spreading across several African countries, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has called a global emergency, has caused a spike in...

Gatchalian urges schools to implement safety measures amid mpox

Senate Basic Education committee chair Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged schools to implement health and safety measures, amid ongoing cases of monkeypox (mpox)...

Mpox disease presents hard-to-weigh risks

Paris, France—As fears mount globally about mpox, apparently simple questions such as the danger it poses and differences between variants do not have clear and...

President orders Mpox watch; QC starts contact tracing

President Marcos directed the Department of Health (DOH) and other concerned government agencies to enhance the monitoring of areas and demographic groups that are...
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