Monkeys under attack in Brazil amid rising monkeypox fears

Monkeys poisoned and attacked in Brazil over pox fears

WHO was forced to issue a statement that the outbreaks are not being driven by monkeys.

WHO decries attacks on monkeys over pox fears

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Tuesday that monkeypox outbreaks were not linked to monkeys, following a number of reported attacks on the primates in Brazil."What people need to know is that the transmission we are seeing is happening between humans," WHO spokesman Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva.She insisted that the primates could not be blamed for the surge in monkeypox cases in Brazil after reports of a hike…

Monkeys Are Being Poisoned Over Monkeypox Outbreak; Brazilians Attack Animal Over Misplaced Fears

At least 10 monkeys were poisoned at a nature reserve in Sao Paulo state as fears of monkeypox spread grow in Brazil.

WHO condemns attacks on monkeys in Brazil over pox fears

The World Health Organization on Tuesday emphasized that monkeypox outbreaks were not linked to monkeys, following several reported attacks on the primates...

Monkeys under attack in Brazil amid rising fear of monkeypox infection

The World Health Organization expressed sorrow on Tuesday for the killing of monkeys in Brazil amid fears of monkeypox contagion

Brazil: WHO condemns attacks on monkeys over pox fears

Brazilian local media have reported several instances of attacks on monkeys — including an incident where 10 monkeys were poisoned at a nature reserve in Sao Paulo state — as fears of spread of monkeypox grow.