Rare ‘tomato flu’ spreads to more children in India, prompting health advisory

Rare ‘tomato flu’ spreads to more children in India, prompting health advisory

Tomato flu has been detected in over 100 children in three states since the first case was reported on May 6. Hindustan Times | Hindustan Times | Getty Images The emergence of a rare, new viral infection afflicting young children has prompted health officials in India to issue a health advisory after more than 100 … Read more

A dog in France has monkeypox, worrying scientists that we won’t be able to eradicate the virus if it spreads to more animals

A dog in France has monkeypox, worrying scientists that we won’t be able to eradicate the virus if it spreads to more animals

Monkeypox virus illustration. Thom Leach | Science Photo Library | Getty Images In 2003, 47 people in six Midwestern states caught monkeypox from pet prairie dogs that became infected after being kept with rodents imported from Ghana, Africa. Today’s outbreak, which has already infected more than 14,100 people in the US and more than 41,000 … Read more

U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

Michael Nicot, a health worker, prepares to vaccinate on July 12, 2022 at the Prevention of Monkeypox The Pride Center in Wilton Manors, Florida. Joe Redl | Getty Images Thousands more doses of the monkeypox vaccine are expected to begin shipping to the US soon after federal health officials said they had completed an inspection … Read more