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U.K.: ‘Early signs’ that monkeypox outbreak may be peaking HEALTH

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By MARIA CHENG
AP Medical Writer Oranjestad
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The U.K.’s Health Security
Agency said in a state- Oranjestad:
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thorities estimated the out- This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a Urgent Care 586 0448
transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles found within an infected cell, cultured
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the outbreak has slowed, The World Health Organi- sexual partners or who par- fected person’s lesions, San Nicolas 584 5000
we cannot be compla- zation said this week that ticipate in group sex. their clothing or bedsheets. Police Tipline 11141
cent,” said Dr Meera 92% of monkeypox cases Last month, the U.K. down- Most people recover with- Ambulancia 911
Chand, Director of Clini- beyond Africa were likely graded its assessment of out needing treatment, Fire Dept. 115
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who thought they might gay and bisexual men to of monkeypox cases to iso- complications including Prof. Taxi 588 0035
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The Health Security Agency monkeypox cases have small number of contacts TRAVEL INFO
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sis of the outbreak “shows 90 countries, with a 19% in- monkeypox and a lack of American Airlines 582 2700
that monkeypox continues crease in the last week. evidence that the disease Avianca 588 0059
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networks of gay, bisexual, tion strategy, offering vac- On Thursday, the U.S. de- Women in Difficulties
or men who have sex with cines not only to health clared its outbreak of mon- AID FOUNDATIONS
other men.” More than workers treating monkey- keypox to be a national FAVI- Visually Impaired
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in London. contacts of patients, but nated it a global emergen-
British officials noted a to some men who are gay cy last month. Alcoholics Anonymous
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Scientists who analyzed General Info
monkeypox viruses in the
U.K. noted a number of Phone Directory Tel. 118
mutations compared to
viruses circulating in Af-
rica, but said there was no
evidence those genetic
changes made monkey-
pox any more transmissible.
Experts suspect the mon-
keypox outbreaks in North
America and Europe may
have originated in Africa
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