Jennifer McQuiston
Tests negative, no monkeypox cases in Turkey: Minister
Turkey has no monkeypox virus cases as the latest tests on four suspected patients have emerged negative, the country's health minister has said.
"Tests have been made on four patients suspected to be infected with monkeypox in Istanbul. All are negative," Fahrettin Koca tweeted late on June 4.
More than 700 monkeypox cases globally, 21 in US: CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on June 3 it was aware of more than 700 global cases of monkeypox, including 21 in the United States, with investigations now suggesting it is spreading inside the country.
US preparing to deploy monkeypox vaccines amid more probable cases
The United States is preparing to give monkeypox vaccines to close contacts of people infected and to deploy treatments, with five cases now either confirmed or probable and the number likely to rise, officials said Monday.