SEJONG, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Eleven mpox cases have been reported so far this year in South Korea, but all detected cases were the less deadly Clade II variant, health authorities said Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said the latest case was reported this month, adding that health authorities have [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the steady increase in patients of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, the level of public understanding of related information remains low, a survey showed Monday. The survey conducted by a team led by Professor You Myoung-soon at Seoul National University of 1,000 men and women found that 39.1 [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health authorities on Wednesday expressed growing concern about hate speech directed towards individuals infected with mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. Lim Sook-young, a senior official at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, stated that there have already been reports of incidents of hate speech against individuals [...]