monkeypox

A second case of the Mpox disease has been detected in Malta, Health Authorities announced on Tuesday. Credit: Shutterstock

Second mpox case detected - first case found to be of less severe strain

Health Authorities call for precautions

September 3, 2024| Times of Malta
A health care worker prepares a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against Monkeypox virus, by Danish vaccine developer Bavarian Nordic, at a municipal vaccination centre in Marseille. Credit: AFP file photo

Mpox is not the new Covid, says WHO

WHO's European director Hans Kluge said Europe will not experience a lockdown

August 20, 2024| AFP
The Health Ministry said no mpox cases have been registered in Malta so far this year. Credit: Shutterstock

No cases of mpox registered in Malta - health ministry

Surveillance systems strengthened, ministry says

August 19, 2024| Giulia Magri
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo: AFP

WHO declares mpox no longer a global health emergency

The announcement comes a week after COVID-19 announcement

May 11, 2023| AFP
Monkeypox symptoms can include a rash.

Monkeypox rate in Malta is one of the highest in Europe

Thirty-one cases have been detected locally since May

August 26, 2022| Claire Farrugia