UK looks to be winning the fight against monkeypox
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UK looks to be winning the fight against monkeypox

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63072281             By Naomi Grimley Health Correspondent           The UK’s monkeypox situation is looking “very positive” with cases continuing to fall, says one of Britain’s leading infectious disease modellers.         Prof Neil Ferguson believes vaccines and vigilance have…

Monkeypox antiviral drug put to the test in trial
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Monkeypox antiviral drug put to the test in trial

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-62644509             By Michelle Roberts Digital health editor               The Oxford University team credited with finding effective drugs to treat Covid are trialling an antiviral called tecovirimat to aid monkeypox recovery.             More than 3,000…

Monkeypox: UK’s first case of rare viral infection confirmed
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Monkeypox: UK’s first case of rare viral infection confirmed

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://onecall24.co.uk/nhs-to-be-franchised-around-the-globe-under-post-brexit-plans/ By Joel Adams More than 50 members of the public could have been exposed to a rare viral infection, health officials fear after the first case of monkeypox was diagnosed in the UK. A Nigerian naval officer who came to the UK to take part in an Ministry of Defence (MoD)…