Friday, June 2, 2023

Mpox

Wastewater detections show mpox likely underestimated

A new study based on wastewater samples has shown that there is considerably more mpox DNA than expected based on area cases and hospitalisations, suggesting the virus has been underestimated. Wastewater epidemiology (WBE) has been increasingly in the spotlight since...

Mpox emergency is over: WHO

The mpox disease no longer represents a global health emergency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said at a virtual press conference from Geneva, based on a statement by the WHO's emergency committee. "Yesterday (Wednesday), the...