Medical Must-See: Sunburn or monkeypox? GP’s misdiagnosis ends in rotting nose
The initial mix-up threw a monkey wrench in the case.
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Monkeypox in Australia – what we’ve learnt so far
On 23 July, the WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (PhD), took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of…
New vaccines on their way as monkeypox declared an ‘incident of national significance’
The Chief Medical Officer has declared monkeypox an incident of national significance.
Cases of Ebola’s cousin are rising – what do we know about the Marburg virus?
In July 2022, Ghana confirmed its first two cases of the deadly Marburg virus, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that…
GPs at risk of monkeypox exposure offered smallpox vax
ATAGI and other expert groups have released new guidance on diagnosing and treating patients.
GP tells AusDoc about diagnosing Australia’s first monkeypox case
Australia's first case was detected in Melbourne after the patient presented to a GP clinic.
Australia bolsters monkeypox treatments as cases escalate overseas
The WHO is meeting today on whether to trigger its highest level of alert over the infection.
Monkeypox DNA detected in semen of four patients
The finding is suggestive of sexual transmission but does not prove it, Italian doctors say.
Doctors say genital cellulitis flagged Australia’s first monkeypox case
The patient, in his 30s, presented to a GP clinic in Melbourne.
Medical Must-See: Diagnosed with ‘eczema’, something kept bugging the patient
The man's symptoms waxed and waned for five months, but dermatologists eventually twigged.
