Monkeypox

First infection of Clade 1b strain of monkeypox identified in Israel, vaccines not in stock

The Health Ministry emphasized that no additional cases have been identified so far. However, at this stage, there are no vaccines in stock, and “the ministry is working to renew the supply."

 WHO maintains mpox global health emergency amid rising cases in Africa. Illustration.
 WHO maintains mpox global health emergency amid rising cases in Africa. Illustration.

WHO maintains mpox global health emergency amid rising cases in Africa

 The WHO announces 18,000 monkeypox cases in January.

The WHO announces 18,000 monkeypox cases in January

  In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected

Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be? - explainer


No immediate need for mass monkeypox vaccinations - WHO official

Public health authorities in Europe and North America are investigating over 100 suspected and confirmed cases of the viral infection.

 Electron micrograph of monkeypox virus.

Should we fear a monkeypox outbreak?

Monkeypox is a viral disease which was prevalent mainly in Western and Central Africa, which causes the development of blisters all over the body.

 A child affected by monkeypox, sits on his father's legs while receiving treatment at the centre of the International medical NGO Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans frontieres - MSF), in Zomea Kaka, in the Lobaya region, in the Central African Republic on October 18, 2018.

Monkeypox: Are there other diseases at risk of widespread outbreaks?

Monkeypox has been spreading at an unusual rate through the world in the past few weeks with Israel's first case being discovered on Friday.

 : A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta

Monkeypox 2022: What you need to know about the virus

Where did it come from? How far has it spread? Is this the next pandemic? Here's what you need to know.

 A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus

Monkeypox: Health ministry confirms only one person contracted virus

Another person who was suspected of having monkeypox was eventually cleared from having the disease, bringing the tally of confirmed cases back to one.

 An electron microscopic (EM) image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from a clinical human skin sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak in this undated image obtained by Reuters on May 18, 2022

WHO working on more monkeypox guidance as cases rise

The outbreak in 11 countries where it is not endemic is highly unusual, according to scientists. More than 100 confirmed or suspected cases have been reported, most of them in Europe.

 The WHO logo is pictured in Geneva

Health Ministry holds emergency meeting on monkeypox

"No concern of a pandemic of the same magnitude as COVID-19," says Health Ministry official on Monkeypox.

 Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, Health Ministry Director-General Professor Nachman Ash and Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of public health services at the Health Ministry attend a press conference about the Polio vaccine in Tel Aviv, on April 26, 2022

Doctors detect first case of monkeypox in Israel

The Health Ministry announced Friday night that it would investigate the monkeypox case.

 A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus