Spain asks EMA to allow 'dose-sparing' for monkeypox vaccine
The Balearic Ministry for Health has confirmed 155 cases of monkeypox in the Balearic Islands.
Surge in monkeypox cases linked to sauna in Spain
"The Public Health Department will carry out an even more detailed analysis... to control contagion, cut the chains of transmission and try to mitigate the transmission of this virus as much as possible."
Monkeypox orginated from Africa
Monkeypox orginated from Africa.
21 cases of monkeypox in Spain, 14 in Madrid
Spain is assessing different therapeutic options, such as antivirals and vaccines.
Why monkeypox cases are spreading in Europe, US
Smallpox was eradicated by vaccination in 1980, and the shot has since been phased out. But it also protects against monkeypox, and so the winding down of vaccination campaigns has led to a jump in monkeypox cases in areas where the disease is endemic, according to Anne Rimoin, an epidemiology professor at UCLA in California.
Portugal and Spain on alert for monkeypox, Britain raises the alarm
None of the eight suspected cases in Spain has been confirmed yet, the Spanish Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
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