Victoria’s monkeypox outbreak grows as doctors warn symptoms mirror STIs
Melbourne

Victoria’s monkeypox outbreak grows as doctors warn symptoms mirror STIs

Health officials are racing to determine the source of more than 40 locally acquired cases of monkeypox,as doctors warn diagnosis is complicated by symptoms closely mirroring sexually transmitted infections including syphilis and herpes.

  • byMelissa Cunningham

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Monkeypox spread shows contagion lessons have not been learnt
Opinion

Monkeypox spread shows contagion lessons have not been learnt

The virus is spreading in Australia,vaccines are in short supply and the public health messaging is not getting through.

  • byStephen Brook
Monkeypox cause for concern,not panic as nation braces for more cases
STIs

Monkeypox cause for concern,not panic as nation braces for more cases

The monkeypox outbreak has so far largely affected men who have sex with men,so there are simple precautions experts believe can limit its spread.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Australian monkeypox cases expected to rise as summer approaches
Vaccination

Australian monkeypox cases expected to rise as summer approaches

More than 7500 people have formally expressed interest in a vaccine in NSW,which was allocated 5500 doses in the initial stage of the rollout.

  • byMary Ward
NSW records first locally acquired monkeypox case
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Healthcare

NSW records first locally acquired monkeypox case

Forty-two cases of the infection have now been identified in NSW residents,with NSW Health urging men in the LGBTQ+ community to be hyper-vigilant for symptoms.

  • byBillie Eder
10 out of 10 pain:Monkeypox victims describe excruciating pain as wait for vaccine drags on
Healthcare

10 out of 10 pain:Monkeypox victims describe excruciating pain as wait for vaccine drags on

Australian men who have contracted monkeypox have described the intense pain caused by the virus’ hallmark lesions and also revealed their fruitless attempts to get the vaccine.

  • byStephen Brook
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‘We need to let guys know this is happening’:Monkeypox spreads in Melbourne
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Victoria

‘We need to let guys know this is happening’:Monkeypox spreads in Melbourne

The monkeypox virus is spreading in Melbourne,with up to 20 cases acquired over the past few weeks.

  • byStephen Brook
WA Health sorry over monkeypox data breach
Hospitals

WA Health sorry over monkeypox data breach

WA Health said it believed the data breach involved “the accidental release of the wrong document” by the North Metropolitan Health Service,which would further investigate the incident.

  • byMichael Ramsey
WA records another monkeypox case as state eyes vaccine roll-out
Perth

WA records another monkeypox case as state eyes vaccine roll-out

WA Health confirmed the new case was not linked to the state’s first case which was announced last week.

  • byHolly Thompson
Monkeypox cases driven ‘underground’ by anti-gay stigma in India
India

Monkeypox cases driven ‘underground’ by anti-gay stigma in India

In parts of the world where LGBTQ people face stigma and bias,patients are reluctant to seek testing or treatment for the disease.

  • byChris Kay
Monkeypox vaccines arrive in Victoria for people most at risk
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Illness

Monkeypox vaccines arrive in Victoria for people most at risk

The rollout of the monkeypox vaccine will start this week,with a focus on high-risk people once 3500 doses arrive in Victoria on Tuesday.

  • byRachel Eddie