Monkeypox

While no official cause of death will be declared until an investigation is done, authorities said this was the first death of someone with monkeypox.

On Monday, the CDC announced that its monkeypox guidance has been updated after the first suspected case of human-to-dog transmission of the virus was reported.

Biden's Health and Human Services Secretary made the declaration Thursday, more than a week after WHO declared monkeypox a global emergency.

California becomes the latest state to declare a state of emergency, joining New York and Illinois, in an effort to combat the rising cases of monkeypox.

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the executive order Friday night, saying one in four monkeypox cases in the United States are in New York.

The NHS is scaling up its monkeypox vaccination programme in London as the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 2,000 across the country.

Health experts are worried that monkeypox cases could spike following Pride month because a majority of confirmed cases have been among gay and bisexual men.

Scientists and experts are trying to figure out why the virus has suddenly been seen in widespread areas over the past month with hundreds of reported cases. 

Only one case so far in the U.S. has been confirmed—over in Massachusetts in mid-May—but others are believed to have been spread in New York, Florida, and Utah.

As 25 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the Montreal area, Quebec health officials will be administering a smallpox vaccine to eligible residents.

Health officials say they're trying to determine if the case is connected to the small outbreaks in Europe. The U.S. reported only two cases in 2021.