WA records new monkeypox case as numbers rise globally

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.

  • byHamish Hastie

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Kyle Sandilands’ monkeypox comments breached decency rules,says ACMA
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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.

  • byNell Geraets
WHO declares mpox global health emergency over

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.

  • byMaria Cheng
First mpox case since November 2022 detected in NSW

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.

  • bySarah Keoghan
Monkeypox has a new name:‘mpox’

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.

  • byAndrew Jacobs
New monkeypox case detected in Queensland

New monkeypox case detected in Queensland

The positive case recently travelled through the south-east and central Queensland.

  • byCloe Read
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‘Well done!’ Monkeypox cases drop as Sutton lauds community response

‘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.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Don’t touch foreigners to prevent getting monkeypox,says senior Chinese health official

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”.

Monkeypox vaccines safe and effective,Australian research finds
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Monkeypox vaccines safe and effective,Australian research finds

World-first data has demonstrated the monkeypox vaccines are safe and effective,but most gay and bisexual men are not yet eligible for a shot.

  • byMary Ward
Victoria’s monkeypox outbreak grows as doctors warn symptoms mirror STIs

Victoria’s monkeypox outbreak grows as doctors warn symptoms mirror STIs

Health officials are racing to determine the source of more than 40 locally acquired cases of monkeypox,as doctors warn diagnosis is complicated by symptoms closely mirroring sexually transmitted infections including syphilis and herpes.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Monkeypox spread shows contagion lessons have not been learnt

Monkeypox spread shows contagion lessons have not been learnt

The virus is spreading in Australia,vaccines are in short supply and the public health messaging is not getting through.

  • byStephen Brook