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Swiss lab tasked by WHO to stop next pandemic faces hurdlesSpiez Laboratory, known for its detective work on chemical, biological and nuclear threats since World War Two, was tasked last year by the World Health Organization.HealthAug 1
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Marburg virus: How worried should Canadians be following Ghana’s outbreak?WHO recently declared an outbreak of the highly-infectious Marburg virus in Ghana, but experts say there's no need to panic in Canada just yet.HealthJul 30
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Montreal says vaccine — not limiting sexual partners — best way to fight monkeypoxCity public health officials say vaccination against the disease remains the best strategy to reduce transmission in the city's LGBTQ community.CanadaJul 28
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Monkeypox vaccines: WHO says about 16 million doses available as cases riseÂBavarian Nordic’s Imvamune or MVA-BN vaccine, normally used to treat smallpox, has been approved by Canada, the United States and the European Union to guard against monkeypox.HealthJul 27
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Monkeypox: Canada’s top doctor urges those at risk to get vaccinated as cases climbMonkeypox, which causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions, is transmitted to humans from animals caused by an orthopoxvirus, which is related to smallpox, according to PHAC.CanadaJul 27
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Monkeypox now a global health threat. But risk not necessarily higher in Canada: expertsExperts say that despite the virus being a constant threat in Canada, the risk-level hasn't necessarily increased in the country at the moment.HealthJul 25
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Tourists among those getting monkeypox shots in Montreal as global emergency declaredMontreal is offering vaccination against the disease to all men who have sex with men, as well as to people who have been exposed to monkeypox.HealthJul 24
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Canada confirms 681 monkeypox cases as WHO declares global health emergencyCanada confirmed 681 cases of monkeypox across five provinces as the global outbreak of the virus was deemed a public health emergency of international concern by WHO.HealthJul 23
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WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergencyMonkeypox outbreaks are now seen as a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Saturday.HealthJul 23
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2 children in U.S. diagnosed with monkeypox, health officials sayMonkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa, but this year more than 15,000 cases have been reported in countries that historically don't see the disease.HealthJul 22
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