Mpox
WHO has declared mpox a global emergency. Why?
What do we know about mpox, and what does this mean for Australians? Who is most at risk, and how can they protect themselves?
- Kate Aubusson
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WHO declares mpox global public health emergency
Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of the deadlier form of mpox, which can kill up to 10 per cent of people.
WA records new monkeypox case as numbers rise globally
WA Health’s communicable disease control directorate senior medical advisor Jelena Maticevic said there was low risk to the public but people should be aware of the risk of the virus if travelling overseas given the growing number of cases.
- Hamish Hastie
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- LGBTQ
Kyle Sandilands’ monkeypox comments breached decency rules, says ACMA
Comments Sandilands made during a segment about the outbreak of monkeypox were offensive to gay men and not in line with the Commercial Radio Code of Practice, the media authority has found.
- Nell Geraets
WHO declares mpox global health emergency over
The disease wasn’t known to spark big outbreaks beyond the continent or to spread easily among people until last May, when dozens of epidemics emerged in Europe, North America and elsewhere.
- Maria Cheng
First mpox case since November 2022 detected in NSW
NSW Health has urged any men who have sex with men to be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease formerly known as monkeypox.
- Sarah Keoghan
Monkeypox has a new name: ‘mpox’
The recommendation follows outbreaks that began about six months ago in Europe and the US, prompting widespread fears that the pathogen could spread further.
- Andrew Jacobs
New monkeypox case detected in Queensland
The positive case recently travelled through the south-east and central Queensland.
- Cloe Read
‘Well done!’ Monkeypox cases drop as Sutton lauds community response
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has lauded the community’s response to the infectious monkeypox disease as new infections have dropped across the state, despite fears case numbers would rise.
- Lachlan Abbott
Don’t touch foreigners to prevent getting monkeypox, says senior Chinese health official
Wu Zunyou also called for people to avoid “skin-to-skin contact” with people who have been abroad within the past three weeks as well as all “strangers”.
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