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Monkeypox Outbreaks in Texas: Are We Ready to Prevent the Next Outbreak?

Gideon

In 2020, almost 4,500 cases of monkeypox were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo in just nine months. The GIDEON Difference in Public Health GIDEON is one of the most well-known and comprehensive global databases for infectious diseases for communicable diseases surveillance.

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NYC loses millions in state aid for public health services each year. City leaders want the money back.

HEALTHBEAT

Through Article 6, local health departments receive state reimbursement for core public health services like communicable disease control and chronic disease prevention. This budget season, that mechanism Article 6 of the Public Health Law has drawn attention in Albany. But in 2019, Gov.