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Coverage dated August 21, 2022 to August 25, 2022

CDC Cautiously Optimistic That Monkeypox Outbreak Might Be Slowing as Cases Fall in Major Cities

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New monkeypox cases are starting to fall in major cities such as New York and Chicago.

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  1. Forbes

    Monkeypox Outbreak Declining In The U.K. (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Around 10% of the world's confirmed cases have been reported in the country.

  2. France 24

    Global monkeypox cases dropped last week: WHO (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week as infections in Europe dropped but the outbreak is going through "intense transmission" in the Americas, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Monkeypox cases drop 21% worldwide, reversing a month-long increase (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The drop last week in the number of new monkeypox cases worldwide is a possible sign that the outbreak may be starting to wane in Europe.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections in a possible sign the outbreak may be starting

  5. FOX 5 New York

    NYC health officials point to decline in Monkeypox cases, hope it's a turning point (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Health officials in New York City say monkeypox transmission rates are down as more appointments to get the vaccine open.

  6. WHAS Louisville

    Global monkeypox cases drop 21% in the last week, WHO says (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    It is a possible sign the outbreak may be starting to decline in Europe, according to an report issued Thursday by the World Health Organization.

  7. Forbes

    Global Monkeypox Cases Fall 21%—Though U.S. Still Tops World Case Count (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The U.S. has confirmed monkeypox or orthopoxvirus infections in every state.

  8. Triblive

    WHO says monkeypox cases down 21%, reversing month-long increase (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    GENEVA — The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and signaling that Europe’s outbreak may be starting to decline, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The U.N.

  9. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Monkeypox Cases May Finally Be Ebbing, With Declines Seen in Europe, WHO Says (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The number of monkeypox cases around the world dropped by 21% in the last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Thursday.

  10. Portland Press Herald

    Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The number reverses a month-long trend of rising infections in a possible sign the outbreak may be starting to decline in Europe, according to an report issued by the World Health Organization.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Monkeypox: WHO reports drop in number of cases worldwide | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The number of monkeypox cases dropped globally by 21% in the last week, reversing a monthlong trend of rising infections, the World Health Organization said. However, numbers continue to rise in the Americas.

  12. The Times of Israel

    Global monkeypox drops, signaling possible decline in European outbreak (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Cases worldwide down 21% this week, though still rising in Africa and the Americas; UK health agency says disease not spreading beyond men who have sex with other men

  13. NBC New York

    CDC Cautiously Optimistic That Monkeypox Outbreak Might Be Slowing as Cases Fall in Major Cities (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    New monkeypox cases are starting to fall in major cities such as New York and Chicago.

  14. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    WHO: Monkeypox Cases May Finally Be Ebbing (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The number of monkeypox cases around the world dropped by 21 percent in the last week, the World Health Organization announced Thursday. This

  15. New York Times

    Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Rising vaccinations rates combined with changes in sexual behavior have shifted the disease’s trajectory, health officials said.

  16. The Guardian

    Monkeypox cases appear to be declining in some large US cities (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Experts say the trend in New York, Chicago and San Francisco appears to be linked to immunity and behavior changes

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Monkeypox cases decline by 21% globally (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped 21% in the past week, reversing a monthlong trend of rising infections and signaling that Europe's outbreak may be starting to decline, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

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