Posts Tagged ‘monkeypox virus’
Monkeypox declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
Our Clinical Directors, Karen Wares and Yvonne Carter, discuss why monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). On the 23rd July the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared a PHEIC status for monkeypox. Even though the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee did not reach a…
Read MoreCan Clinell products kill monkeypox virus?
Today on the blog we share the latest information about monkeypox virus and discuss how effective Clinell products are at killing it. What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is a viral infection caused by an enveloped virus which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. Are Clinell wipes effective against monkeypox? Although the role of surfaces in the transmission of the…
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