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Newest development Jun 2, 2022 · 2 reports Monkeypox Probably Spreading Under The Radar 'For Some Time', WHO Says
“We don’t really know whether it’s too late to contain. What the WHO and all member states are trying to do is prevent onward spread,” Lewis said.
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May 26, 2022
Monkeypox Does Not Pose a Covid-Style Risk Despite Its Swift Spread, Top Health Execs Say
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May 30, 2022
Monkeypox won't turn into a pandemic, WHO expert believes
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Jun 1, 2022 Names this update
WHO Says Monkeypox Has Been Spreading Undetected as Global Cases Rise to More Than 550
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Monkeypox Probably Spreading Under The Radar 'For Some Time', WHO Says
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Monkeypox Does Not Pose a Covid-Style Risk Despite Its Swift Spread, Top Health Execs Say ↗ (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth) Published May 25, 2022
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description Global health concerns loomed over the World Economic Forum once again this year, but business leaders say they are not worried about a new monkeypox outbreak.
Forbes
Will Monkeypox Be The Next Deadly Pandemic? It’s Unlikely ↗ (opens Forbes) Published May 25, 2022
Forbes's feed description Infectious disease expert Mark Kortepeter explains the differences between Covid and Monkeypox and how its spread primarily through direct contact rather than respiratory droplets means it’s less likely to cause a pandemic as significant as Covid.
Live Science
Monkeypox may have been spreading in UK for years ↗ (opens Live Science) Published May 26, 2022
Live Science's feed description This is one hypothesis to explain the monkeypox strain currently spreading.
MedicalXpress
WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns ↗ (opens MedicalXpress) Published May 29, 2022
Same headline from 9 more outlets MedicalXpress's feed description The World Health Organization's top monkeypox expert said she doesn't expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it's spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immuni…
FOX 5 New York
Monkeypox won't turn into a pandemic, WHO expert believes ↗ (opens FOX 5 New York) Published May 29, 2022
Same headline from 5 more outlets FOX 5 New York's feed description Monkeypox is known to spread when there is close physical contact with an infected person, their clothing or bedsheets.
CBS News
World Health Organization says it's "not concerned" about monkeypox becoming pandemic ↗ (opens CBS News) Published May 29, 2022
Same headline from 1 more outlet CBS News's feed description More than 430 cases of monkeypox have been identified worldwide since the beginning of the month.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
WHO Can't Rule Out Monkeypox Pandemic Risk, Says There's a Window of Opportunity to Stop Outbreak ↗ (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth) Published May 29, 2022
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description The WHO has said it is too soon to tell whether a recent monkeypox outbreak could lead to a global pandemic.
ZME Science
Monkeypox continues to spread -- but it's no COVID-19, and it's not a sex disease ↗ (opens ZME Science) Published May 29, 2022
ZME Science's feed description The virus isn't behaving unexpectedly, and we're still in a framework where it can be controlled, researchers say.
New York Times
Fox News
WHO: Monkeypox not expected to become pandemic, much remains unknown ↗ (opens Fox News) Published May 30, 2022
Fox News's feed description While monkeypox is spreading across the world, the World Health Organization said it does not expect the outbreak to become a pandemic – though much is unknown.
Newsweek
Everything WHO has said about monkeypox from pandemic fears to causes ↗ (opens Newsweek) Published May 30, 2022
Newsweek's feed description The WHO has reiterated that although monkeypox is spreading, it is very different from COVID-19.
Deseret News
Why monkeypox now a ‘moderate’ risk to the world’s health ↗ (opens Deseret News) Published May 30, 2022
Deseret News's feed description With more than 250 cases already confirmed worldwide, including two in Utah, the WHO says there’s a “high likelihood” more will surface.
Insider
WHO says it's not concerned about a monkeypox pandemic at the moment, but it's too soon to rule it out completely ↗ (opens Insider) Published May 30, 2022
Insider's feed description WHO officials said the recent global spread of monkeypox is unusual, but they think the outbreak is containable.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Monkeypox Not the Next Pandemic, WHO Expert Says ↗ (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Published May 30, 2022
St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description TUESDAY, May 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The hundreds of cases of monkeypox being reported worldwide likely won't turn into a pandemic, but much remains unknown about the disease, the
France 24
No concern yet monkeypox will cause pandemic: WHO ↗ (opens France 24) Published May 30, 2022
France 24's feed description The WHO said Monday it was not concerned for now that the spread of monkeypox beyond the African countries where it is typically found could spark a global pandemic.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WHO: Monkeypox pandemic unlikely ↗ (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Published May 30, 2022
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description LONDON -- The World Health Organization's top monkeypox expert said she doesn't expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged that there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it's spreading and whether the suspension of mass …
KRDO
Monkeypox is not Covid. Here's why ↗ (opens KRDO) Published May 31, 2022
Same headline from 2 more outlets KRDO's feed description By Rob Picheta and Hafsa Khalil, CNN At first glance, the news all seems a bit too familiar. A new virus outbreak is detected. It starts spreading around the globe, case by case, country by country. Health authorities launch into action, tracking infections and issuing guidance.
NBC New York
WHO Says Monkeypox Has Been Spreading Undetected as Global Cases Rise to More Than 550 ↗ (opens NBC New York) Published May 31, 2022
Same headline from 2 more outlets NBC New York's feed description “We don’t really know whether it’s too late to contain. What the WHO and all member states are trying to do is prevent onward spread,” Lewis said.
Al Jazeera
Monkeypox has likely spread undetected ‘for some time’: WHO ↗ (opens Al Jazeera) Published May 31, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description Appearance of monkeypox cases in many parts of the world suggests there may have been undetected transmission, WHO says.
Local News 8
Monkeypox is not COVID-19. Here's why ↗ (opens Local News 8) Published May 31, 2022
Local News 8's feed description At first glance, the news all seems a bit too familiar.
Fox News
Monkeypox continues to puzzle scientists as it spreads to more countries ↗ (opens Fox News) Published May 31, 2022
Fox News's feed description Scientists are trying to better understand why monkeypox is spreading rapidly across the world in regions that do not typically harbor the disease
Science Alert
Monkeypox Probably Spreading Under The Radar 'For Some Time', WHO Says ↗ (opens Science Alert) Published Jun 1, 2022
Science Alert's feed description The WHO said Wednesday that hundreds of monkeypox cases have surfaced beyond the African countries where the disease is typically found, warning the virus has likely been spreading under the radar.
Breitbart News
W.H.O. Warns Monkeypox Could Have Been Spreading Undetected ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Jun 1, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description The sudden spike in Monkeypox cases suggests that the virus has been spreading undetected, according to WHO.
CNN
Silent spread of monkeypox may be a wakeup call for the world ↗ (opens CNN) Published Jun 1, 2022
CNN's feed description A monkeypox outbreak continues to grow in countries where the virus isn't normally found, putting global health officials on high alert.
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
