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How to protect ourselves against mpox

Less than a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency, the Philippines reported its first mpox (monkeypox)...

Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain

Bangkok, Thailand—Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared...

Philippines says new mpox case ‘not’ deadly variant

Manila, Philippines—The first mpox case reported by the Philippines this year is a mild variant and not the deadly strain sparking global alarm, Health Secretary...

Belmonte says PH’s first mpox patient visited 2 QC establishments

The 33-year-old man, who was infected with mpox, visited a derma clinic and an illegal spa in Quezon City, where he reportedly had unprotected...

WHO: Mpox ‘not the new Covid’

Geneva, Switzerland—The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the...

DOH reports 1st mpox case since WHO emergency

The Philippines has recorded its first mpox case since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) over...

WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge

The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous...

China to screen arrivals for mpox symptoms 

Beijing, China—China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after...

WHO declares mpox a global health emergency

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over...

DOH hopeful health emergency on COVID, Mpox will end next year

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday expressed optimism that the state of public health emergency in the country over the COVID-19 and Mpox...

WHO: Monkeypox to be renamed just ‘mpox’

Geneva— Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox in English, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatization stemming from the...
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