Mpox virus outbreak: Has the deadly new variant reached the UK and what are the symptoms?
2 months ago

Mpox virus outbreak: Has the deadly new variant reached the UK and what are the symptoms?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check 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 deadly new variant of the Mpox virus has spread through countries in Africa - and concerns are intensifying after Europe and Asia report their first cases. The Democratic Republic of Congo has faced the brunt of the new variant, known as Clade 1b, which scientists say is mutating “rapidly” and proving difficult to control. Red Cross officials have been boosting awareness about Mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Doma, Congo In 2024, 19,667 cases and 575 deaths were reported in the Congo, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Report - marking around 90 percent of all cases in Africa. “This includes ensuring that clinicians are aware and able to recognise cases promptly, that rapid testing is available, and that protocols are developed for the safe clinical care of people who have the infection and the prevention of onward transmission.” The focus currently remains on retaining vigilance and controlling the potential thread, rather than imposing travel restrictions.

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Mpox response paying off in Africa
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily  

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-04 16:04 A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a Mpox vaccination to a woman, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. While Mpox remains a global threat, the World Health Organization said there are positive signs the response is paying off in Africa, the most affected …

Mpox response paying off in Africa
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mpox response paying off in Africa

China Daily  

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-12-04 16:04 A Nigerian health official prepares to administer a Mpox vaccination to a woman, at Federal Medical Center in Abuja, Nigeria November 18, 2024. While Mpox remains a global threat, the World Health Organization said there are positive signs the response is paying off in Africa, the most affected …

WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern
1 month ago

WHO says mpox remains public health emergency of international concern

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency says its decision is ‘based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of cases’. The World Health Organization says it will keep its alert for mpox at the highest level amid a surge in cases. A WHO committee made up of about a dozen independent experts made the decision at a meeting in Geneva on Friday, …

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
1 month ago

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. In a statement late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it had approved the mpox vaccine …

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 …

US confirms first case of new mpox variant initially seen in Congo
1 month ago

US confirms first case of new mpox variant initially seen in Congo

India Today  

Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first US case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of mpox in Africa that was spread through close contact including through sex. Since then, cases of travellers with the new mpox form have been …

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County
1 month, 1 week ago

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County

LA Times  

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe mpox variant has been confirmed in a person who had recently traveled to East Africa and was treated in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health announced Saturday. A less severe variant known as Clade II continues to circulate in the U.S., including in Los Angeles and San …

United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California
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1 month, 1 week ago

United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California

CNN  

CNN — The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. “The recent travel-associated clade I mpox cases outside of Africa have all been attributed to subclade Ib; there have been no deaths associated with these cases and available data for a …

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mpox Spread Slows Slightly in Africa

Deccan Chronicle  

KINSHASA: The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday. Fifteen countries across Africa recorded 11,453 mpox cases in the last four weeks, compared to 12,802 four weeks prior, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said during an online briefing. The Democratic Republic of …

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 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

The Independent  

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Warning as another case of ultra-deadly mpox strain hits Britain
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Warning as another case of ultra-deadly mpox strain hits Britain

Daily Mail  

Another case of the new deadly mpox strain has been detected in the UK, health officials confirmed today. All are household contacts of the first case The latest patient is under specialist care at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London Vials of single doses of the Jynneos vaccine for mpox are seen from a cooler at a …

UK records more cases of worrying new mpox strain
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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, …

What’s mpox and what are the symptoms?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s mpox and what are the symptoms?

The Independent  

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Two more UK cases of the new deadly strain of mpox are confirmed by health chiefs - with patients receiving specialist hospital care in London
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two more UK cases of the new deadly strain of mpox are confirmed by health chiefs - with patients receiving specialist hospital care in London

Daily Mail  

Two more people have caught the new deadly strain of monkeypox in the UK. The latest cases of Clade 1b mpox have been detected in household contacts of the first case, according to the UK Health Security Agency. A woman cares her baby suffering from a severe form of mpox in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Vials of single doses …

Who is eligible for the mpox jab? As UK confirms first case of deadly new strain that can be transmitted through sex...everything you need to know
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who is eligible for the mpox jab? As UK confirms first case of deadly new strain that can be transmitted through sex...everything you need to know

Daily Mail  

The deadly new strain of mpox which has ripped through several African nations has officially reached the UK, health officials revealed yesterday. However, mpox isn't considered a sexually transmitted disease, because it also spreads via other forms of close contact, such as skin-to-skin contact or sharing towels, clothing or bedding with someone who has the virus. After clade 2 sparked …

First case of new potentially deadly mpox strain Clade 1b detected in UK
1 month, 3 weeks ago

First case of new potentially deadly mpox strain Clade 1b detected in UK

The Independent  

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Mpox 2024 hotspots: Map shows where new strain has been spotted - as health chiefs confirm three cases in the UK
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mpox 2024 hotspots: Map shows where new strain has been spotted - as health chiefs confirm three cases in the UK

Daily Mail  

As Britain's toll of the ultra-deadly new strain of monkeypox rises to three patients, MailOnline can reveal the nations in the world that are being hit by the disease. The latest cases of Clade 1b mpox, which has ripped through several African countries, have been detected in household contacts of the first case, according to the UK Health Security Agency. …

Mpox 2024 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mpox 2024 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK

The Independent  

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First UK case of ultra-deadly monkeypox strain hits London patient
1 month, 3 weeks ago

First UK case of ultra-deadly monkeypox strain hits London patient

Daily Mail  

A case of the new deadly strain of monkeypox which has ripped through several African countries has been detected in London, the first in Britain. The patient is currently being treated by specialist staff at the Royal Free Hospital in London UKHSA said they are currently in conversation with their counterparts in the African nation for contact tracing purposes there …

Europe Grapples with Mpox Surge, With Concerns Mounting
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Europe Grapples with Mpox Surge, With Concerns Mounting

China Daily  

Concerns are growing over the extent of the spread of the mpox virus in Europe after Germany reported its first case of the new 1b variant. The virus is mainly spread through close skin-to-skin or mouth-to-skin contact with someone who has it, and although most people make a full recovery, in some cases it can be fatal. The WHO declared …

Germany identifies its first case of clade 1b mpox, becoming fifth country outside Africa linked to outbreak
2 months ago

Germany identifies its first case of clade 1b mpox, becoming fifth country outside Africa linked to outbreak

ABC  

An infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, according to the Robert Koch Institute for public health. A day before the Swedish case was confirmed, the World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency, its highest level of alarm over the spread, amid the infection's rapid spread from …

First case of new mpox variant discovered in Germany
2 months ago

First case of new mpox variant discovered in Germany

The Independent  

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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

The Independent  

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WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
3 months, 1 week ago

WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa. “This first of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in …

Opinion: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?
3 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Will we let mpox spread, repeating devastating public health failures?

LA Times  

Mpox is back in the news. To combat the spread of mpox, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have declared a public health emergency. In the U.S., the 2022 outbreak was contained by health authorities working with groups including men who have sex with men to increase vaccine uptake and reduce transmission risk; …

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable
3 months, 1 week ago

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not acceptable.” Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been recorded in the past week, just a …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

The Hindu  

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, September 5, 2024, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. About 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines have been promised by Western partners such as the European Union and the United States, Dr. Jean Kaseya, …

Is Mpox another pandemic?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Mpox another pandemic?

Deccan Chronicle  

Many countries, including India, are on high alert to fight and address a massive, untoward imperative. People contract mpox through close contacts with infected individuals, including skin to skin, mouth to skin contact or even via talking and breathing, which release respiratory droplets. It is approved by the FDA to safeguard individuals of 18 years and above who are denoted …

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days. “With the governments’ leadership and close cooperation between partners, we believe we can stop these outbreaks in the next six …

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Africa is seeing a rapid increase in mpox cases with nearly 4,000 reported in the past week, the continent’s public health body said Tuesday as it repeated a plea for long-awaited vaccines whose arrival this week in the most affected country, Congo, has been delayed. At the earliest, the first batch of vaccine doses promised to support …

Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say

Associated Press  

LONDON — The growing mpox outbreaks in Africa that triggered the World Health Organization’s emergency declaration are largely the result of decades of neglect and the global community’s inability to stop sporadic epidemics among a population with little immunity against the smallpox-related disease, leading African scientists said Tuesday. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, had been spreading mostly undetected for years …

Mpox cases in Australia are less severe than in Africa. Here’s what to know about the strain spreading here
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox cases in Australia are less severe than in Africa. Here’s what to know about the strain spreading here

Hindustan Times  

Adelaide, Western Australia and Victoria both issued health alerts this week over cases of mpox. The mpox cases in Australia are a different type to those spreading in Africa which prompted the World Health Organisation to declare a public health emergency of international concern last week. It’s clade IIb mpox, which caused the major outbreak in 2022, that we’re currently …

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 …

What is mpox virus? What you need to know about the latest global health emergency
4 months ago

What is mpox virus? What you need to know about the latest global health emergency

The Independent  

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Mpox is again a global health emergency. How concerned should Californians be?
4 months ago

Mpox is again a global health emergency. How concerned should Californians be?

LA Times  

This colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows mpox particles, red, found within an infected cell, blue, cultured in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. “That said, as I always say, an infection anywhere is potentially an infection everywhere,” Rimoin said, “and our best chance to reduce the impact of Clade I-related …

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 …

Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official
4 months ago

Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official

The Hindu  

A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread. "We can and must tackle mpox together," said Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, in a media briefing. The clade 1b variety of mpox has triggered …

Netherlands on alert for new mpox variant
4 months ago

Netherlands on alert for new mpox variant

China Daily  

THE HAGUE -- The Dutch public health authority, RIVM, said on Monday that healthcare providers are on high alert for potential infections from a new variant of the mpox virus. "If a case is detected, the Municipal Health Service will conduct source and contact tracing and provide guidance to prevent further transmission," the RIVM said. RIVM virologist Chantal Reusken told …

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?
4 months ago

Mpox cases rise globally, hundreds killed in Africa: Is it the new COVID-19?

India TV News  

Mpox outbreak: Authorities across the world are on high alert as cases of Monkeypox, which was declared a global health emergency last week, continue to rise globally. A severe strain of the mpox virus, previously causing panic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is now spreading rapidly through Kenya and several other African nations, prompting serious concern among health authorities. …

African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is ‘not the new Covid’
4 months ago

African health officials hopeful mpox shots will start within days as WHO says outbreak is ‘not the new Covid’

CNN  

CNN — African nations could begin vaccinations against mpox within days, according to the continent’s top public health agency, as a World Health Organization official said the spread of a deadlier strain of the virus could be controlled and “was not the new Covid.” The Democratic Republic of Congo is at the epicenter of an mpox outbreak declared a global …

Mpox shows old lessons ignored
4 months ago

Mpox shows old lessons ignored

Hindustan Times  

Mpox being allowed to worsen into a global public health emergency for the second time in two years shows how little the global community has learned from previous disease outbreaks, including the Covid pandemic. Clade 2b, which was in circulation in 2022, when the disease was declared a public health emergency of international concern for the first time, was transmitted …

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  

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Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
4 months, 1 week ago

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission. On Friday, Europe’s Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said that more imported cases of mpox from Africa were “highly likely,” but the chances of local outbreaks in …

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 …

First case of mpox strain confirmed in Europe amid global public health emergency
4 months, 1 week ago

First case of mpox strain confirmed in Europe amid global public health emergency

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check 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. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization declared a global …

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