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Monkeypox 'won't lead to pandemic' but medics unsure how it's spreading

Medics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are confident the virus will not cause a pandemic, but are considering whether it should be categorised as a "potential public health emergency of international concern"

Daily Mirror

WHO expert on what to expect next in monkeypox outbreak

She said there were still many unknowns

Wales Online

WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns

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 immunization decades ago may somehow…

The Independent UK

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Monkeypox outbreak spreads to 257 cases across 23 countries outside western Africa, WHO says

UK has highest number of cases at 106, followed by Portugal, which has 4

The Independent UK

E-liquid firm sends vaping message to WHO for World No Tobacco Day

The WHO has consistently advised against vaping

Wales Online

World Health Organisation says Monkeypox presents 'moderate risk to public health'

Officials have said that countries should be on alert for signals of the virus.

Chronicle Live

Monkeypox warning: Outbreak could be 'peak of the iceberg’, says WHO as cases hit 257

World Health Organisation pandemic chief Sylvie Briand said the current monkeypox outbreak could be the "peak of the iceberg" as non-endemic countries report cases

Daily Mirror

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12 people being monitored after monkeypox contact

Health officials are monitoring the condition of 12 people who were in close contact with a traveller diagnosed with monkeypox who transited through Thailand for two hours while en route to Australia.

Bangkok Post

Special Report: Tobacco's toxic reach

The environmental impacts of the tobacco industry, and its attempts to divert attention from them, are only beginning to be realised.

360info

Don't be fooled by Big Tobacco's sustainability awards

Tobacco companies want you to know they are great corporate citizens. But it’s all a fig leaf for their environmental offences.

360info

Bhutan banned smoking and it didn’t go so well

The world watched as Bhutan enforced a blanket ban on tobacco: could the solution be as effective as it was simple?

360info

Dengue vaccine pioneer in search of salvation

It is a combination of boundless scientific curiosity and an unflagging desire to save lives that has kept Prof Emeritus Dr Sutee Yoksan, 72, working on research and development of vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases for more than 40 years.

Bangkok Post

Will mask-wearing remain a fixture?

As the Ministry of Public Health plans to ease more Covid-19 measures in June, are we ready to take the masks off?

Bangkok Post

Monkeypox presents moderate risk to global public health, WHO says

The World Health Organization said on Sunday that monkey pox constitutes a "moderate risk" to overall public health at global level after cases were reported in countries where the disease is not typically found.

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The Independent UK

How worried should you be about monkeypox?

Almost 180 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as more cases confirmed around globe

Tropical disease now detected in 23 countries including the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Spain and Portugal

The Independent UK

Signs and symptoms of Monkeypox: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease now detected in 23 countries outside of Africa including UK, US, Spain and Portugal

Asharq Al-Awsat

Deadly Nose-bleed Fever Shocks Iraq as Cases Surge

Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq's worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death. The sight of the health workers, dressed in full protective kit, is one that has become common in the Iraqi countryside, as…

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The Hindu

Jharkhand to get WHO award for tobacco control

National Tobacco Control Programme was launched in Jharkhand in 2012 when the tobacco prevalence rate in the State was 51.1 per cent

The Guardian - UK

Do wood burners add to air pollution in cities? Yes, say citizen scientists

Pioneering Bristol study blames the solid-fuel burners in people’s homes for breaches of World Health Organisation guidelines

The Hindu

No monkeypox cases in India so far, say officials

Monitoring spread of pox and WHO alert on acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children: official

The Independent UK

How worried should you be about monkeypox?

More than 20 cases of rare tropical virus now confirmed in UK

The Hindu

Explained | All about India’s ASHA workers, recipients of WHO’s Global Leaders Award

Currently, there are around ten lakh ASHA workers across the country

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as more cases confirmed around globe

Tropical disease now detected in UK, US, Canada, Australia Spain and Portugal

Evening Standard

Monkeypox cases reported could be peak of the iceberg, warns WHO

Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, WHO says

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