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Health Officials Confirm 4th Case – NBC Boston
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a fourth case of monkeypox in the state on Tuesday afternoon. The case is in an adult male who is currently isolating, health officials said. Initial testing was completed last Monday at the State Public Health Laboratory in Jamaica Plain and confirmatory testing will be done at the …
UVA Health prepares in case of monkeypox
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – As monkeypox cases continue to pop up across the U.S, UVA Health is making sure it’s prepared. UVA doctors say being prepared means being ready to accurately diagnose patients and safely provide them care. They say although the disease is contagious, doctors are not concerned it will cause another pandemic. “It’s …
Department of Health in Broward County investigating presumptive case of monkeypox
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Health officials in Broward County are investigating a presumptive case of monkeypox. According to the Florida Department of Health, the case is related to international travel and the person they believe may be infected has been isolated. Investigators are working to notify possible exposures and offer preventative assistance. This is the …
D.C. Council pushes health officials on timing of covid case data
Placeholder while article actions load As coronavirus cases seem to be surging locally and nationally with much less surveillance than in earlier covid waves, D.C.’s legislators are arguing with local public health officials about how much case data the city should disclose to the public. In a council meeting Friday, Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) expressed …
Craig McLachlan drops defamation case against Nine newspapers; Monkeypox diagnosed in Sydney, Melbourne; Gillard makes campaign stop with Albanese; NSW records 10,084 new COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths; 12,556 new cases in Victoria, 23 deaths
Dr Kerry Chant has asked men who are gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men to be vigilant for monkeypox. “A large proportion of the cases detected overseas are amongst gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men,” she said. “We are urging men who are gay, bisexual or men who have …
Possible monkeypox case being investigated in New York City
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said on Thursday it’s investigating a possible case of monkeypox in the five boroughs. According to the city, the patient is being cared for and isolated at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue. In a statement, the Health Department’s Public Health Lab said it will …
Brittanee Drexel case: Remains of 17-year-old girl who went missing in 2009 found in South Carolina, sheriff says
Brittanee Drexel, from the Rochester, New York, area was last seen on April 25, 2009, on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. She reportedly was on the way to meet friends at another hotel when she disappeared. Her mother, Dawn Drexel, told CNN at the time she had forbidden her daughter to go to Myrtle Beach, …
Singapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case – WAVY.com
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a mentally disabled Malaysian man condemned for a drug offense after a court dismissed a last-minute challenge from his mother and international pleas to spare him. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, 34, had been on death row for over a decade after he was convicted of trafficking about 43 grams …
New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo, health authorities say
FILE PHOTO – A WWF billboard listing protected species stands in front of a bushmeat market in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Nicolon Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register KINSHASA, April 23 (Reuters) – A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of …
Third new COVID-19 case diagnosed in Sydney, fourth being investigated; AstraZeneca recommended for over 60s; Queensland flags border pass system; No new local cases in Victoria
What is the Delta variant? Formerly known as B.1.617.2, or the Indian strain, Delta is the name given to a new variant of the strain which devastated India during its second wave. Is Delta more transmissible between young people? It could be. The Delta variant was found in 140 outbreaks in schools and educational settings …
