The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday that it had renamed variants of the monkeypox virus to counter concerns about original naming conventions. “Newly identified viruses, related diseases and virus variants are given names to avoid offending any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic group, and to minimize the negative impact on trade, … Read more
A dog belonging to a French gay couple contracted monkeypox after sharing their bed – the first confirmed case of infection between humans and pets, according to reports. The Parisian men, aged 44 and 27, are believed to have contracted the virus after having sexual contact with other men during their non-monogamous relationship. The couple … Read more
A recent study indicates that a same-sex male couple could have transmitted monkeypox to their four-year-old greyhound, while questions about the transmission of the virus from humans to animals still arise. The Lancet reported the finding in a medical journal entry published on Wednesday, which observed that the couple’s greyhound began contracting the virus nearly … Read more