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Illustration Monkeypox Concept Stock

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2024 - Illustration Monkeypox concept stock, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, August 17, 2024.

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Illustration Monkeypox Concept Stock

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2024 - Illustration Monkeypox concept stock, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, August 17, 2024.

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Illustration Monkeypox Concept Stock

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2024 - Illustration Monkeypox concept stock, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, August 17, 2024.

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Illustration Monkeypox Concept Stock

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2024 - Illustration Monkeypox concept stock, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, August 17, 2024.

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Illustration Monkeypox Concept Stock

SUQIAN, CHINA - AUGUST 17, 2024 - Illustration Monkeypox concept stock, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, August 17, 2024.

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SOUTH AFRICA-PRETORIA-MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK-DEATH CASE

(240613) -- PRETORIA, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo provided by Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) of South Africa shows South African Minister of Health Joe Phaahla speaking during a media briefing in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "South Africa on high alert after 5 cases of monkeypox confirmed" (GCIS/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Regional high-level meeting on monkeypox opens in DR Congo

STORY: Regional high-level meeting on monkeypox opens in DR Congo SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the regional high-level meeting on monkeypox in Kinshasa 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ROGER KAMBA, DRC minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention STORYLINE: A high-level emergency regional meeting on monkeypox in Africa opened Thursday in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This meeting, which will be held from Thursday to Saturday, gathered 12 health ministers of the African region, aiming to develop common strategies to prevent and intervene effectively in the face of monkeypox in Africa. "We must prevent the DRC from becoming the source of cross-border transmission, and our partnership must prioritize the health of those affected," said Jean Kaseya, the director general of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). "Over the years, monkeyp

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New monkeypox case confirmed in Egypt

STORY: New monkeypox case confirmed in Egypt DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of doctors and patients in hospitals STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced on Monday that close contact with a case of monkeypox has been confirmed. The patient is currently being treated in a hospital affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population. The ministry stated that a new case is a 34-year-old man. The patient was in close contact with one of the previously detected cases, a 39-year-old who resides in a European country on a visit to Egypt, which was announced on 8 December. The discovery of this case comes within the procedures taken in epidemiological investigations and follow-up of close contacts of positive cases and within the national strategy of the Ministry of Health and Population for preparedness for emerging diseases. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death

STORY: Argentina announces 1st monkeypox death DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views, vaccination sites in Argentina STORYLINE: Argentina recorded its first death from monkeypox of an adult male with underlying pathologies, the health ministry announced Monday. In a bulletin, the ministry said that the 44-year-old man "had been in intensive care on a ventilator since Oct. 9," adding that he presented HIV/AIDS risk factors. As of Nov. 22, the South American country had accumulated 895 monkeypox cases, a weekly increase of 3.46 percent, according to official data. Over 66.4 percent of confirmed cases were registered in the city of Buenos Aires, which along with the provinces of Buenos Aires and Cordoba, accounted for 94.9 percent of national infections, the bulletin reported. Meanwhile, infections have been recorded in 15 of the 24 provinces in the country since the first case was detected on May 27, while the ave

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Western governments criticized for downplaying pandemic amid warning of long COVID threat

STORY: Western governments criticized for downplaying pandemic amid warning of long COVID threat DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PAUL HUNTER, Professor in medicine, University of East Anglia in Britain 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa), Kenya STORYLINE: Claims by some Western leaders that the COVID-19 pandemic "is over" have drawn criticism as the coronavirus continues to infect and kill people everyday across the world. Such claims have also sparked warnings from health experts and observers, who have stressed that the end of the pandemic is still a long way off and that downplaying the pandemic by some Western countries will have severe consequences as new threats of long COVID and monkeypox are emerging. In response, The Washington Post penned an editorial, saying straightforwardly that "the pande

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Xinhua Headlines: Western governments criticized for downplaying pandemic amid warning of long COVID threat

(221002) -- BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians walk past a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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First U.S. monkeypox death confirmed in California

STORY: First U.S. monkeypox death confirmed in California DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of a monkeypox vaccination site in Los Angeles 3. various of streets in U.S. STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "On September 12, California confirmed the first death due to monkeypox in the United States this year. The person was a Los Angeles County resident. This is the first known death from monkeypox to be reported in this country. The resident was 'severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized,' according to a release of the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. No further information about the individual such as age, gender or ethnicity was shared by the department, which cited a need to protect 'confidentiality and privacy.' Persons severely immunocompromised who suspect they have monkeypox are encouraged to seek medical care and treatment early. The

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Xinhua Headlines: Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps

(220911) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Health care workers assist people waiting to be vaccinated at a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps

(220911) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People sanitize their hands at a monkeypox vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, on July 30, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps

(220911) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line to receive monkeypox vaccine at a vaccination site at Eugene A. Obregon Park in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Aug. 6, 2022. (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps

(220911) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker gives a dose of monkeypox vaccine to a recipient at a monkeypox vaccination site in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Aug. 11, 2022. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps

(220911) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians walk past a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps

(220911) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Doses of monkeypox vaccine are pictured in Chicago, the United States, on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Vincent Johnson/Xinhua)

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Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps

STORY: Monkeypox again exposes U.S. yawning racial gaps DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of White House 2. various of people in the U.S. getting vaccinated 3. various of street views in U.S. cities STORYLINE: As was the case with COVID-19, Black and Hispanic Americans are bearing a disproportionate burden of monkeypox cases, which have surpassed 20,000 in the U.S. -- the most reported infections of any country. There are signs that the rise in the number of infections in the country is slowing but racial divides are worsening in monkeypox cases and vaccine access. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 38 percent of monkeypox cases are among Black people, which represents only 13.6 percent of the U.S. population. Meanwhile, Hispanic or Latino people accounted for 28.3 percent of total monkeypox cases as of Sept. 3, in comparison with its share of nearly 19 percent in the U.S. population. B

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Egypt detects 1st monkeypox case

STORY: Egypt detects 1st monkeypox case DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. A still photo of the Health Ministry's statement 2. various of the Health Ministry 3. various of the health minister speaking 4. various of an airport STORYLINE: Egypt has detected its first monkeypox case in an Egyptian who has residency in a European country and frequently visits it, the health ministry said late Wednesday. "The 42-year-old man has been quarantined in a specialized isolation hospital, and his condition was stable," the ministry reported in a statement. The statement added that the case was detected amid ordinary epidemiological monitoring procedures by the ministry, noting that preventive measures approved by the World Health Organization have been taken with the patient and the people in direct contact with him. The statement did not reveal the name of the European country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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U.S. under pressure in curbing monkeypox outbreak as caseload tops 20,000

STORY: U.S. under pressure in curbing monkeypox outbreak as caseload tops 20,000 DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of street views in the U.S. 4. various of a vaccination site STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "More than three months into the monkeypox outbreak, over 20,000 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the United States, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 20,733 known monkeypox cases had been reported nationwide as of Sept. 6. California had the most cases with 3,833, followed by New York with 3,526 and Florida with 2,126. The U.S. government is ramping up a monkeypox vaccination campaign -- sending thousands of vaccine doses to reach large gatherings of gay, bisexual and queer people who are at higher risk of getting exposed to and infected by the virus. Concerns are mounting tha

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign is displayed on the window of a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign is displayed on the window of a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign is displayed on the window of a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes by a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign is displayed on the window of a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign is displayed on the window of a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks past a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian passes by a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians walk past a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Pedestrians pass by a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-MONKEYPOX CASES

(220907) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A pedestrian walks past a monkeypox vaccination site in New York, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2022. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 20,733 monkeypox cases in the country. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Bolivia records nearly 100 monkeypox cases in over a month

STORY: Bolivia records nearly 100 monkeypox cases in over a month DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: La Paz CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. street and aerial views of La Paz STORYLINE: Monkeypox cases continue to rise in Bolivia, approaching 100 infections in a month and five days, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health and Sports. The accumulated tally reached 96 confirmed cases as of Monday night, with 93 active and three recovered since Aug. 1, when the first case was reported in the South American country. Head of the ministry's Disease Prevention and Control Unit Lilian Nataly Flores told Xinhua on Tuesday that the situation has forced authorities to intensify the containment strategy, mainly in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, which is the epicenter of the disease. "The monkeypox containment and mitigation plan is working because we currently have the disease under control, with patients identified and treated in a timely manner, without complications or r

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U.S. fight against monkeypox viewed as "one mess after another"

STORY: U.S. fight against monkeypox viewed as "one mess after another" DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of street views in U.S. STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "From vaccinations to communications, the White House effort to fight the monkeypox virus has been one mess after another, said Bloomberg recently. 'President Joe Biden's administration has announced that it's accelerating the distribution of 1.8 million monkeypox vaccines. While a positive development, it can't paper over the government's multiple missteps in responding to this crisis,' said the U.S. news agency. According to Bloomberg's report, if the COVID-19 pandemic has shown anything, it is that a public-health emergency of this kind requires two things: efficient distribution of resources to mitigate the outbreak, and clear communication with the public about the risks involved. Unfortunatel

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Texas reports 1st possible death from monkeypox in U.S.

STORY: Texas reports 1st possible death from monkeypox in U.S. DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of a monkeypox vaccination site in Los Angeles STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Health officials in the U.S. southern state of Texas have confirmed the death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox, the first of its kind publicly reported by authorities in the United States. If monkeypox is confirmed as the cause, it will be the first confirmed death from the virus in this country. However, the authorities said it was too early to say how monkeypox was connected to the death. The adult patient was 'severely immunocompromised,' had 'various severe illnesses,' and died in a hospital in Harris County on August 28. Autopsy results from the patient are expected 'in the next few weeks.' John Hellerstedt, head of Texas' state health department, said in a statement that 'mon

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U.S. reports over 18,000 monkeypox cases

STORY: U.S. reports over 18,000 monkeypox cases DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of monkeypox vaccination sites in Los Angeles STORYLINE: The United States has confirmed over 18,000 monkeypox cases, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "So far, this country has the world's highest tally of monkeypox cases. Although the cases are still rising nationally, the speed of the outbreak appears to be slowing, according to the CDC. U.S. officials said additional monkeypox vaccines could be made available to the public as soon as September. The Joe Biden administration has been facing criticism in its response to the monkeypox outbreak. News portal The Hill said that 'we should have been able to contain monkeypox. It was detected early and already had tests, a safe vaccine and an effective t

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220828) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A dose of monkeypox vaccine is pictured in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 26, 2022. The United States has confirmed over 17,000 monkeypox cases, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220828) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker prepares a dose of monkeypox vaccine to a recipient in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 26, 2022. The United States has confirmed over 17,000 monkeypox cases, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220828) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker prepares a dose of monkeypox vaccine to a recipient in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 26, 2022. The United States has confirmed over 17,000 monkeypox cases, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220828) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker gives a dose of monkeypox vaccine to a recipient in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 26, 2022. The United States has confirmed over 17,000 monkeypox cases, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CHICAGO-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220828) -- CHICAGO, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker gives a dose of monkeypox vaccine to a recipient in Chicago, the United States, Aug. 26, 2022. The United States has confirmed over 17,000 monkeypox cases, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)

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Bolivia accumulates 55 monkeypox cases

STORY: Bolivia accumulates 55 monkeypox cases DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: La Paz CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. street and aerial views of La Paz, the capital of Bolivia STORYLINE: Bolivia accumulated 55 monkeypox cases in less than a month after the first infection was recorded, with an average of two cases per day, the Ministry of Health and Sports announced Friday. Three new cases were registered in the department of Santa Cruz, bringing the overall figure in that region to 47, with one recovery. The department with the second most cases was Cochabamba with five, followed by La Paz with three, and Potosi with one. Evelin Fortun, Executive General Director of the National Institute of Health Laboratories, told Xinhua that the first female case of monkeypox was confirmed on Wednesday in an 11-year-old patient. She said Cochabamba's department of health service reported that the patient showed symptoms of the disease and was in stable condition, while contact tracing was

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U.S.-LOS ANGELES-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220825) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A sign of vaccination entrance is seen outside a monkeypox vaccination site in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Aug. 25, 2022. The United States has confirmed 16,926 monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases as of Thursday afternoon, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-LOS ANGELES-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220825) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker administers a dose of the monkeypox vaccine to a recipient at a monkeypox vaccination site in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Aug. 25, 2022. The United States has confirmed 16,926 monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases as of Thursday afternoon, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-LOS ANGELES-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220825) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker prepares a dose of the monkeypox vaccine at a monkeypox vaccination site in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Aug. 25, 2022. The United States has confirmed 16,926 monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases as of Thursday afternoon, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-LOS ANGELES-MONKEYPOX-VACCINATION

(220825) -- LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker administers a dose of the monkeypox vaccine to a recipient at a monkeypox vaccination site in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on Aug. 25, 2022. The United States has confirmed 16,926 monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases as of Thursday afternoon, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S. reports over 15,000 monkeypox cases in all 50 states

STORY: U.S. reports over 15,000 monkeypox cases in all 50 states DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the street view in Times Square 3. various of a monkeypox vaccination site STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The United States has confirmed over 15,000 monkeypox cases across all 50 states, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. A total of 15,433 monkeypox cases had been reported nationwide as of August 22, according to the CDC data. The United States now has the world's highest tally of monkeypox cases. New York had the most cases, with 2,910, followed by California with 2,663 and Florida with 1,588. The U.S. government has been facing criticism in its response to the monkeypox outbreak, including failure to order enough vaccines, speed treatments and make tests available to head off the disease. To

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Türkiye records 11 monkeypox cases so far: minister

STORY: Türkiye records 11 monkeypox cases so far: minister DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists 2. various of street views 3. various of hospital STORYLINE: Türkiye has so far detected 11 monkeypox cases in total, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Tuesday. "It is not a disease to be feared for Türkiye... Monkeypox is a disease that is transmitted by staying in the same environment for a longer period of time," Koca was quoted by semi-official Anadolu Agency as saying. The monkeypox virus poses neither a pandemic nor an endemic for Türkiye, he noted. Monkeypox, which was usually known to be endemic in parts of Africa, is spreading in several European and North American countries. Its symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches and exhaustion. Elaborating on the COVID-19 cases in Türkiye, Koca said the recent wave reached its peak three to four weeks ago and the daily infections have already dropped to 10,000.

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Indonesia announces first case of monkeypox

STORY: Indonesia announces first case of monkeypox DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jakarta landmarks (courtesy of Antara) 2. various of the press conference (courtesy of zoom / Indonesian Health Ministry official youtube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) 3. various of monkeypox alert (courtesy of Indonesian Health Ministry official youtube: Kementerian Kesehatan RI) STORYLINE: Indonesia has announced its first case of monkeypox, identified as an international traveler returning home from a country with confirmed cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Health Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Syahril said the patient, a 27-year-old male, returned home to Jakarta on Aug. 8, and started to feel feverish six days later with smallpox rashes on his body, including his face, palms and feet on Aug. 16. "The tests he did on Aug. 18 concluded that he was infected with monkeypox," Syahril told a virtual press conference. The patient has mild symptoms

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-MONKEYPOX-FIRST CASE

(220820) -- JAKARTA, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman watches a virtual press conference of Indonesian Health Ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 20, 2022. Indonesia has announced its first case of monkeypox, an international traveler returning home from a country with confirmed cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. (Photo by Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua)