Mpox case found in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, 4th in Pakistan
4 months ago

Mpox case found in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, 4th in Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Pakistan on Monday reported a suspected case of Monkeypox in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, taking the number of people affected by the virus to four. A 47-year-old resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who recently returned to Pakistan from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, was admitted to Islamabad's Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences with mpox symptoms. Pakistan has taken precautions to tackle the virus and put in place a strict screening system at airports after it emerged that all the patients affected by mpox reportedly returned from abroad. Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, can spread through close contact and the World Health Organisation declared the recent outbreak of the disease as a public health emergency of international concern on Wednesday after the new variant of the virus was identified.

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Monkeypox: Two positive cases reported in Kerala with travel history to THIS country
5 days, 18 hours ago

Monkeypox: Two positive cases reported in Kerala with travel history to THIS country

India TV News  

Kerala's Health Minister Veena George announced on Wednesday that two cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the state. The two men, who had recently returned to Kerala from the United Arab Emirates, tested positive for the disease. Since 2022, 33 confirmed cases of Mpox – 17 from Kerala, 16 from Delhi – have been reported, he said in a …

Spread of Mpox under control
1 month ago

Spread of Mpox under control

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In the fourth week of September, a man in his early 30s, accompanied by his wife, came to the outpatient department of the general medicine department at Rajagiri Hospital, Ernakulam. This, combined with the patient’s unusual symptoms and travel history, pointed to a possible case of mpox, a viral infection that had recently been reported in the region. The …

US reports ‘severe’ Monkeypox clade 1 variant: What do we know about this strain, symptoms and how to protect
1 month ago

US reports ‘severe’ Monkeypox clade 1 variant: What do we know about this strain, symptoms and how to protect

Live Mint  

United States on Saturday said the first known case of a more severe strain of the monkeypox virus was reported in California. According to the California Department of Public Health, the patient contracted the clade 1 strain, the latest form of the monkeypox. The clade 1b variant has caused global concern because it seems to sp New Monkeypox strain threat …

Mpox symptoms you shouldn't ignore. Early signs and how to stay safe
1 month ago

Mpox symptoms you shouldn't ignore. Early signs and how to stay safe

India Today  

Health officials announced on Saturday that the first U.S. case of a new type of mpox, first seen in eastern Congo, has been confirmed. Earlier this year, a new form of mpox emerged in Africa, spreading through close contact, including sexual transmission. According to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, while it has spread widely in central and …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being treated …

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the first cluster outside Africa

Associated Press  

LONDON — British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged in Congo, marking the first time the variant has caused a cluster of illness outside of Africa. Authorities announced the first case of the new form of mpox in the U.K. last week, saying the case was being …

UK records more cases of worrying new mpox strain
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK records more cases of worrying new mpox strain

China Daily  

Doctors in the United Kingdom are working to contain an outbreak of a new, more easily spreadable strain of the mpox virus. UK health officials said this week they have uncovered two additional cases of the new strain in London, among people who shared living space with a man who tested positive after returning from a trip to Central Africa, …

Kerala reports second case of Mpox, 29-year-old man admitted in Kochi hospital
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala reports second case of Mpox, 29-year-old man admitted in Kochi hospital

Hindustan Times  

A 29-year-old man has tested positive for monkeypox and is currently under treatment in Kochi, confirmed Kerala health minister Veena George on Friday, making it the second case of the viral infection in the state in less than two weeks. An undated colorised transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles found within an infected cell, cultured in a laboratory. On …

Kerala reports second Mpox case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala reports second Mpox case

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health department has confirmed Mpox on a 26-year-old youth who returned from UAE, in Ernakulam on Friday. This is the second Mpox cases in the state and third in the country this year. The department also plans to update the guidelines for prevention and effective treatment of Mpox in the state. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral …

Kerala to release Mpox prevention guidelines after man tests positive for fast-spreading Clade 1b strain
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala to release Mpox prevention guidelines after man tests positive for fast-spreading Clade 1b strain

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It has been identified that the 38-year-old man from Edavanna in Malappuram--who is under treatment for mpox--is infected with the Clade 1b strain of the virus, making him the first such case in the country. In a statement, the minister said that updated guidelines would be released for prevention and effective treatment of mpox in the state. She advised …

Suspected Mpox Infection Reported from Malappuram in Kerala, Samples Sent for Testing
3 months ago

Suspected Mpox Infection Reported from Malappuram in Kerala, Samples Sent for Testing

News 18  

A suspected case of monkeypox infection has been reported from Malappuram district of Kerala after a man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the disease. A new case of monkeypox was reported last week from the national capital after a 26-year-old resident of Haryana’s Hisar tested positive for the virus and was admitted to Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital. …

After Nipah, suspected Mpox case surfaces in Kerala’s Malappuram
3 months ago

After Nipah, suspected Mpox case surfaces in Kerala’s Malappuram

The Hindu  

A young man who returned from Dubai last week has been admitted to Government Medical College Hospital, Manjeri, in Malappuram district of Kerala with symptoms of Mpox. The suspected Mpox case has raised concerns even as the health authorities are fighting the Nipah scare in Malappuram district. A 24-year-old man studying in Bengaluru had died of Nipah at MES Medical …

First mpox case in India stable, isolated at Delhi hospital
3 months, 1 week ago

First mpox case in India stable, isolated at Delhi hospital

Hindustan Times  

India’s first mpox patient, diagnosed with the disease on Monday, is currently isolated at a special facility at Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital and is undergoing treatment, health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday. “The man recently travelled from a country experiencing the ongoing mpox transmission and is currently isolated at a designated tertiary care facility. The Lok Nayak hospital has …

India reports its first suspected monkeypox case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India reports its first suspected monkeypox case

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A suspected case of Mpox, or monkeypox, has been reported from one of the designated hospitals to manage the disease in the country, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, adding that further investigations are currently underway to confirm the diagnosis in a man who has a history of travelling to one of the affected African countries. Health …

India’s first ‘suspected’ mpox case under probe, no cause for alarm: Centre
3 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s first ‘suspected’ mpox case under probe, no cause for alarm: Centre

The Hindu  

A young male patient, who recently returned to India from a country with active Mpox transmission, has been identified as a suspected Mpox case, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. High death rate The World Health Organisation declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern on August 14, due to the emergence of a new strain of the …

Suspected mpox case awaiting confirmation, says Health ministry
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Suspected mpox case awaiting confirmation, says Health ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Union health ministry on Sunday said there is a suspected case of mpox reported from one of the designated hospitals to manage the disease in the country. “A young male patient, who recently travelled from a country currently experiencing Mpox transmission, has been identified as a suspect case of Mpox. The case is being managed in line with established …

Fifth case of mpox in Pakistan, another suspected: officials
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fifth case of mpox in Pakistan, another suspected: officials

The Hindu  

The number of mpox cases in Pakistan has risen to five following confirmation of the virus in an air passenger at Peshawar while a suspected case of the deadly virus was detected in Karachi, health officials said on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Irshad Ali, Director, Public Health of the north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said medical personnel at the airport …

Gurugram Health Department Issues Mpox Alert, Health Officials Urge Caution; No Cases Reported Yet
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Gurugram Health Department Issues Mpox Alert, Health Officials Urge Caution; No Cases Reported Yet

News 18  

The Gurugram health department on Friday issued an alert regarding a potential outbreak of Mpox in the district. The report pointed out that no Mpox cases have been reported in the district, but since cases have occurred in Africa and other parts of the world and because Gurugram is a hub for international travellers, the Directorate of Health has instructed …

Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone launches India’s first indigenously developed Mpox RT-PCR kit
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone launches India’s first indigenously developed Mpox RT-PCR kit

The Hindu  

The Visakhapatnam-based Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone on August 24 announced a groundbreaking development in diagnostic technology by launching ‘ErbaMDx MonkeyPox RT-PCR Kit’. Developed in partnership with the Transasia Diagnostics Private Limited, the kit is the country’s first indigenously developed testing solution for Mpox, and is a part of the nation’s epidemic preparedness to manage any potential outbreak of the virus …

Mpox: The right mix of information, resources, diagnostics, therapeutics needed to control it
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox: The right mix of information, resources, diagnostics, therapeutics needed to control it

Hindustan Times  

On August 14, 2024, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the current outbreak of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern. This is a status defined by the International Health Regulations indicating that the 2024 outbreak is “an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through …

Alert issued in Gurugram over possible Mpox threat
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Alert issued in Gurugram over possible Mpox threat

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram health department issued an alert about a potential outbreak of Mpox in the district on Friday. Mpox or monkey pox is an infectious viral disease.It can be serious and even fatal in some cases, but it is generally treatable with supportive care, and most people recover fully. “Preventive measures, including proper hygiene, avoiding contact with potentially infected animals, …

Does India need to be concerned about the global Mpox outbreak? | In Focus podcast
4 months ago

Does India need to be concerned about the global Mpox outbreak? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Another public health emergency has hit the world, and this time it’s mpox, previously known as monkeypox. The outbreak is sweeping through west, central, and east African countries, and in the past few days, cases have also been reported closer home, in Pakistan and Thailand. While mpox has been around for decades, this time around, a deadlier and far more …

Mpox: Thailand reports first case of ‘more dangerous' strain in a tourist
4 months ago

Mpox: Thailand reports first case of ‘more dangerous' strain in a tourist

Hindustan Times  

Mpox in Thailand updates: Thailand has detected the fresh Mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of Thailand's Department of Disease Control, speaks during a press conference following the suspected first case of the new more …

Pakistan formulates strategy to tackle mpox, allays fears of outbreak
4 months ago

Pakistan formulates strategy to tackle mpox, allays fears of outbreak

Hindustan Times  

Islamabad, Pakistan government announced on Saturday that it has formulated a comprehensive policy against mpox virus and people should not worry about its spread. Pakistan formulates strategy to tackle mpox, allays fears of outbreak Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Health Dr Mukhtar Ahmad told the media that only one case was reported in the country, while the surveillance and screening mechanisms …

Mpox Virus: Know about the outbreak and what it means for India
4 months ago

Mpox Virus: Know about the outbreak and what it means for India

Hindustan Times  

Mpox, earlier known as Monkeypox, is a viral infection caused by the mpox virus which belongs to the same family as smallpox. More than 100 cases of clade Ib have been reported in the four neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of Congo including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. During the 2022 outbreak, India had seen multiple cases of clade …

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency amid outbreak in Africa
4 months ago

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency amid outbreak in Africa

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The World Health Organisation on Thursday declared Mpox as the public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations on Thursday, following an outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo and other countries in Africa. On top of outbreaks of other mpox clades in DRC and other countries in Africa, it’s clear that a coordinated international response …

New deadly mpox strain likely to be in UK already, says diseases expert
4 months ago

New deadly mpox strain likely to be in UK already, says diseases expert

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A new, more …

Pakistan’s health ministry confirms a case of mpox but more tests are being done for its variant
4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan’s health ministry confirms a case of mpox but more tests are being done for its variant

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s health ministry said Friday it has identified a case of mpox, but sequencing is being done to determine whether it is a new variant, days after the World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency. The case, in a man who had recently returned from a Middle Eastern country, is the first …

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, days after WHO declared it a global health emergency
4 months, 1 week ago

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, days after WHO declared it a global health emergency

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan has detected three cases of Mpox virus, previously known as monkeypox virus, the health department in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Friday, reported news agency Reuters. This comes two days after the World Health Organisation declared a global health emergency amid increasing cases of the disease in Africa. According to the director general of health services of Khyber …

Global efforts in dire need against mpox
4 months, 1 week ago

Global efforts in dire need against mpox

China Daily  

By CHEN WEIHUA in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2024-08-16 10:05 Test tubes about mpox virus are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. The World Health Organization called for a coordinated global response against the mpox outbreak on Wednesday after declaring it a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, the agency's highest alarm at the …

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders
4 months, 1 week ago

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An outbreak of mpox has …

World Health Organization declares ultra-deadly monkeypox strain a public health emergency of international concern
4 months, 1 week ago

World Health Organization declares ultra-deadly monkeypox strain a public health emergency of international concern

Daily Mail  

The World Health Organization today declared an ultra-deadly strain of monkeypox a global public health emergency. The DRC is home to a densely packed population that frequently travels and moves across borders, raising the risk the new mpox strain, which is spread through physical contact, would eventually spread beyond the country. CDC officials said that the latest rise in mpox …

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency for second time in two years
4 months, 1 week ago

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency for second time in two years

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, as global public health emergency for the second time in two years. The WHO had earlier declared Mpox as global public health emergency in July 2022 when the outbreak had affected over 1 lakh people, mainly gay and bisexual men, in 116 countries, and killed nearly 200 …

Mpox outbreak: Symptoms, treatment, and status of outbreak explained
4 months, 1 week ago

Mpox outbreak: Symptoms, treatment, and status of outbreak explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African countries as a “global health emergency”. The current outbreak Mpox infections have been found closer home – Pakistan detected three patients with the virus, the health department in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Friday, August …

Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic. The race is on to contain the spread
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic. The race is on to contain the spread

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines. “We are very concerned about the cases of monkeypox, which is ravaging region 7 of the country,” the Central African Republic’s public health minister, Pierre Somsé, said Monday. …

Mpox is on the rise in L.A. County. Here’s how to avoid it
6 months ago

Mpox is on the rise in L.A. County. Here’s how to avoid it

LA Times  

Luis Garcia, a registered nurse, prepares an mpox vaccine in August 2022 at St. John’s Well Child & Family Center in Los Angeles. New cases of mpox in Los Angeles County rose considerably in the last two weeks, local health officials said Monday. The virus, formerly known as monkeypox, spreads through “close contact with body fluids, sores, shared bedding or …

Pakistan reports fourth polio case of year
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan reports fourth polio case of year

The Hindu  

Pakistan has reported the fourth polio case of the year, jolting the country's efforts to eradicate the crippling disease. According to the National Institute of Health in Islamabad, the newest case was also of the Type-1 Wild Poliovirus, just like the previous three cases. The Prime Minister’s coordinator on National Health Services, Dr. Malik Mukhtar Bharat, said teams have been …

Queensland records 10 cases of mpox, formerly known as 'monkeypox', in state's biggest cluster in history
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Queensland records 10 cases of mpox, formerly known as 'monkeypox', in state's biggest cluster in history

ABC  

In short: There have been 10 cases of mpox in Queensland this month, but there's no evidence they're connected to a cluster in Victoria. Queensland has recorded 10 locally acquired cases of mpox this month in the state's biggest cluster of the virus. "There is some evidence that contaminated objects — particularly things like clothing, sheets, towels — that have …

Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says
1 year, 7 months ago

Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization said Thursday that the global outbreak of mpox, which initially baffled experts when the smallpox-related disease spread to more than 100 countries last year, is no longer an international emergency, after a dramatic drop in cases in recent months. Tedros said the novel way mpox was infecting people, via sexual contact in many countries …

Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says
1 year, 7 months ago

Mpox no longer a global emergency, WHO says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Health Organization said …

Pakistan confirms its first case of mpox
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan confirms its first case of mpox

Al Jazeera  

A 25-year-old Pakistani man is diagnosed with the infectious viral disease, once known as monkeypox, after recently arriving from Saudi Arabia. “As yet there is no evidence of localised transmission of mpox in Pakistan, and the risk of international spread of disease from Pakistan remains low,” Shah told Al Jazeera. He said after mpox cases were detected in other countries, …

Suspected monkeypox case in Vizag
2 years, 4 months ago

Suspected monkeypox case in Vizag

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: A suspected monkeypox case was reported in the city on Saturday, the first such case in Visakhapatnam in north coastal Andhra Pradesh after Vijayawada in July. According to the district medical and health department officials, the patient is a 23-year-old medical student of a private medical college, having a history of travelling to Hyderabad. District medical health officer K. …

Monkeypox alert : Nine cases in India so far; 25,000 globally | Top points
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox alert : Nine cases in India so far; 25,000 globally | Top points

Hindustan Times  

The number of confirmed monkeypox infections in India rose to nine after Delhi reported its fourth case on Wednesday. Monkeypox alert : Nine cases in India so far; 25,000 globally {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Here are top updates on monkeypox outbreak {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} - A 31-year-old Nigerian became the first woman in India to test positive for monkeypox. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} …

Monkeypox: Health Ministry lists do's and don'ts for viral disease as India sees rise in cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Health Ministry lists do's and don'ts for viral disease as India sees rise in cases

Hindustan Times  

Monkeypox: Health Ministry lists do's and don'ts for viral disease as India sees rise in cases Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although with less clinical severity. Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms similar to smallpox, although with less clinical severity. 1 / 9 The Union ministry of health on Wednesday issued dos …

Monkeypox outbreak: Centre tells UAE to intensify exit screening
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox outbreak: Centre tells UAE to intensify exit screening

Live Mint  

Amid the Monkeypox outbreak, the central government has written to UAE to intensify screening of the passengers so that any symptomatic person is not allowed to board flights to India to minimize the risk of disease transmission. The letter stated, "It is requested that exit screening may be further intensified to ensure persons exhibiting symptoms suggestive of Monkeypox disease are …

8 cases of monkeypox in India so far: minister
2 years, 4 months ago

8 cases of monkeypox in India so far: minister

Live Mint  

India has reported eight cases of monkeypox so far, the union health minister Mansukh Madaviya said on Tuesday. “The Indian Council of Medical Research has successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and an expression of interest has been floated for research institutions, vaccine and diagnostic kits manufacturers in India to take the virus strain for further research to develop a vaccine …

Monkeypox: Rajasthan reports first suspected case; samples sent to NIV Pune
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Rajasthan reports first suspected case; samples sent to NIV Pune

India TV News  

Highlights Rajasthan has reported its first case of the viral monkeypox disease The samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology in Pune There are eight active cases of monkeypox in the country Monkeypox news: Rajasthan reported its first case of the viral monkeypox disease on Monday. "The samples of the suspected man have been sent to the National …

Monkeypox update: 4 cases confirmed, 1 recovered; states prepare hospital beds
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox update: 4 cases confirmed, 1 recovered; states prepare hospital beds

Live Mint  

With four confirmed cases reported in India till now, suspected number of people are being admitted in the hospitals for treatment of monkeypox disease. As per details, there were four confirmed cases, out of which India’s first monkeypox patient was discharged on Saturday after testing negative for the viral infection. Despite there are no suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox …

Monkeypox in India: Andhra child shows symptoms, gets isolated
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox in India: Andhra child shows symptoms, gets isolated

Live Mint  

An 8-year-old boy in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh reported signs of monkeypox, according to officials. Dr. Sumaiya Khan, the District Medical and Health Officer for Guntur, said: "It is a suspected case of monkeypox. India has so far documented four instances of monkeypox, with three cases occurring in Kerala and one case occurring in Delhi. The World Health Organization reports that …

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