Canada confirms first case of clade I mpox
Nov 23, 2024, at 10:27 pm
Canada has confirmed the first case of clade I mpox, media reports said on Saturday.
India reports second Mpox case with Kerala man testing positive for virus after return from UAE
Sep 19, 2024, at 02:13 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Wednesday registered India's second monkeypox (Mpox) case with a 38-year-old man from Malappuram testing positive after returning from the United Arab Emirates, state health minister confirmed.
Gurugram health department issues alert in area over possible Mpox outbreak
Aug 25, 2024, at 07:06 pm
Gurugram/IBNS: The Gurugram health department has issued an alert about a potential outbreak of Mpox in the district.
Mpox: Three Delhi govt hospitals directed to setup isolation rooms for suspected patients
Aug 21, 2024, at 06:55 pm
The health department has directed three Delhi government hospitals to set up specific isolation rooms for suspected and confirmed mpox patients.
Centre alerts airports, borders amid global mpox cases' spike
Aug 20, 2024, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has directed authorities at airports, ports, and land borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan to remain alert about incoming international passengers who show symptoms of monkeypox (mpox) amid the widespread outbreak of the virus globally, media reports said.
Narendra Modi continues to monitor Mpox situation amid WHO declaring it as global health emergency
Aug 19, 2024, at 01:50 am
Indian PM Narendra Modi has been continuously monitoring the MPox situation amid recent detection in cases in several countries including neighbouring Pakistan.
Sweden reords first mpox case,WHO backs African efforts to combat disease
Aug 16, 2024, at 02:26 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting African countries to scale up response to curb mpox, which is now an international global health emergency.
Southern Vietnam registers six monkey pox deaths
Dec 22, 2023, at 11:12 pm
Ten southern localities of Vietnam have reported 117 monkey pox cases, including six deaths, according to the Institute Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.
Cambodian man diagnosed with monkeypox: Reports
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:00 pm
A 28-year-old man has been diagnosed with monkeypox in Cambodia, becoming the second person tested positive for the virus since July last year, the health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Mpox public health emergency declared over
May 12, 2023, at 09:14 pm
New York: The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern.
Mpox:WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Following a series of consultations with global experts, WHO will begin using a new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out.
Sri Lanka reports first monkeypox case
Nov 04, 2022, at 10:50 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka, a nation which was hit by economic crisis in recent times, has reported its first Monkeypox virus infection case, media reports said on Friday.
Bolivia reports second monkeypox death
Oct 21, 2022, at 09:55 pm
La Paz/UNI: Bolivia reported its second monkeypox death since the first case was detected on Aug. 1, a hospital director in the eastern city of Santa Cruz said.
Thailand reports 11th monkeypox case
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:20 am
Bangkok/UNI: Thailand's health authorities said on Monday that the Southeast Asian nation has confirmed its 11th case of monkeypox.
Vaccine expected to induce strong monkeypox virus immune response, shows research
Sep 10, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Melbourne: New research suggests recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022).
Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:04 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO have warned.
World reaches ‘tragic milestone’ of one million COVID-19 deaths so far in 2022
Aug 26, 2022, at 02:42 pm
New York: There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vaccinated against the disease, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported on Thursday.
Italian man gets Covid-19, monkeypox, HIV all at once after unprotected sex with men
Aug 26, 2022, at 04:51 am
For the first time ever a man has been reported to have contracted Covid-19, monkeypox and HIV all at once, reported the Mail Online.
Chile: Monkeypox cases surpass 200
Aug 20, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Buenos Aires: The number of registered monkeypox cases has surpassed 200 in Chile, the country’s Ministry of Health informs.
Monkeypox cases top 35,000: WHO
Aug 19, 2022, at 06:43 pm
New York: Monkeypox infections continue to rise globally, with more than 35,000 cases across 92 countries and territories, and 12 deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday.
Monkeypox: Experts give virus variants new names
Aug 13, 2022, at 03:41 pm
Geneva: A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names of the monkeypox disease, virus and variants—or clades—with current best practices.
Delhi's fourth case of Monkeypox detected in foreign national
Aug 04, 2022, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Another foreign national has tested positive for Monkeypox in Delhi, making it the fourth such case in the national capital.
Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO
Aug 03, 2022, at 10:40 pm
New York: Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
India reported eight monkeypox cases so far: Health Minister
Aug 02, 2022, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi: Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya on Tuesday said India has reported eight monkeypox cases so far.
Kerala reports another monkeypox case, state tally now 5
Aug 02, 2022, at 07:50 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Another case of monkeypox was confirmed in Kerala Tuesday, taking the total cases in the state to five, Health Minister Veena George said.
Nigerian man tests positive for Monkeypox in Delhi, 2nd case in capital
Aug 02, 2022, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 35-year-old Nigerian man, living in Delhi and having no recent history of foreign travel, has tested positive for Monkeypox, media reports said on Monday.
Reason for death of suspected Monkeypox case will be examined: Veena George
Aug 01, 2022, at 12:26 am
Thiruvananthapuram: The reason for the death of a 22-year-old returnee from UAE whose death is suspected to be due to Monkeypox at Chavakkad in Thrissur will be examined, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday.
New York declares state disaster emergency over monkeypox
Jul 31, 2022, at 01:54 pm
Washington/Xinhua: New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency late Friday night due to the growing monkeypox cases in the state.
Canada confirms 803 monkeypox cases
Jul 30, 2022, at 09:06 pm
Ottawa/UNI: The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed 803 cases of monkeypox in the country.
San Francisco declares Monkeypox 'local emergency'
Jul 30, 2022, at 03:37 am
San Francisco/IBNS: US city of San Francisco has declared the Monkeypox virus spread a local emergency.