World Health Organization: mpox is not ‘the new Covid’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

World Health Organization: mpox is not ‘the new Covid’

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 Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A World Health Organization official has stressed that mpox is not the new COVID. The clade 1b variety of mpox has triggered global concern because it seems to sp Kluge said that the focus on the new clade 1 strain gives Europe a chance to refocus on the less severe clade 2 variety, including better public health advice and surveillance. open image in gallery A medical staff labels an mpox sample taken from a patient at the Munigi Health Centre in Munigi About 100 new cases of the clade 2 mpox strain are now being reported in the European region every month, added Kluge. open image in gallery A health worker attends to Lucie Habimana, 13, a mpox patient, at a treatment centre in Munigi, eastern Congo According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ACAM2000, a live, replicating virus vaccine, has more known side effects and risks than Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic A/S’s Jynneos vaccine, which is approved in the U.S. for both smallpox and mpox.

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China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
1 hour, 3 minutes ago

China discovers cluster of new mpox strain

The Hindu  

Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year. A global public health emergency Mpox spreads through close contact and causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. WHO last August …

Mpox response paying off in Africa
1 month 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
1 month 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, 2 weeks 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, …

First US case of severe mpox strain reported in California
1 month, 3 weeks ago

First US case of severe mpox strain reported in California

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US Health officials have …

Mpox symptoms you shouldn't ignore. Early signs and how to stay safe
1 month, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California
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1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicentre where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'
1 month, 4 weeks ago

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicentre where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

Deccan Chronicle  

London: The World Health Organisation said mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be 'plateauing', even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. In a report Monday, the UN health agency said the number of mpox …

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

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

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Warning as another case of ultra-deadly mpox strain hits Britain
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2 months 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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2 months 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, …

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

Warning! Killer mpox strain is likely 'spreading undetected' in Britain, top virus experts warn - as first UK case sparks fears of outbreak
2 months, 1 week ago

Warning! Killer mpox strain is likely 'spreading undetected' in Britain, top virus experts warn - as first UK case sparks fears of outbreak

Daily Mail  

Mpox could be silently spreading in the UK, experts fear as officials scramble to contain a potential crisis. 'It is very likely that there are undetected cases of mpox clade 1b in the UK,' said Dr Azeem Majeed, a public health expert based at Imperial College London. But Professor Hunter noted, the new strain could 'pose a big problem' if …

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

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

The Independent  

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Europe Grapples with Mpox Surge, With Concerns Mounting
2 months, 2 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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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Mpox virus: Surveillance stepped up in Coimbatore
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox virus: Surveillance stepped up in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Health Department has stepped up surveillance against Mpox virus in Coimbatore. Deputy Director of Health Services P. Aruna said a medical team has been screening international passengers at the Coimbatore International Airport for the past one month. On September 9, Joint Director Communicable Diseases Senthil Kumar from the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chennai, inspected the screening …

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Associated Press  

KAVUMU, Congo — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is “truly a challenge” — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility’s …

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?

New Indian Express  

KAVUMU: Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is "truly a challenge" — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility's capacity for …

India says mpox case not linked to current global health emergency
3 months, 4 weeks ago

India says mpox case not linked to current global health emergency

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 India on Tuesday clarified that …

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
4 months ago

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The estimated budget for the six-month plan is almost $600 million, with 55% allocated to the response to mpox …

Is Mpox another pandemic?
4 months 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 patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital
4 months ago

Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital

The Hindu  

Dozens of feverish patients lay on thin mattresses on the floor of a makeshift mpox isolation ward in east Democratic Republic of Congo, as overstretched hospital workers grappled with drug shortages and lack of space to accommodate the influx. Congo is the epicentre of an mpox outbreak that the World Health Organization declared to be a global public health emergency …

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says
4 months, 1 week 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’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say
4 months, 1 week 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
4 months, 2 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 …

Mpox: The right mix of information, resources, diagnostics, therapeutics needed to control it
4 months, 2 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 …

Does India need to be concerned about the global Mpox outbreak? | In Focus podcast
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week

The Independent  

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What the new mpox strain in Europe means for the UK
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What the new mpox strain in Europe means for the UK

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 Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Experts said the new strain is “associated with a more severe disease and higher mortality …

Mpox is not the new COVID, says WHO official
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

New Indian Express  

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. Sweden has since announced it had found the first case of a new form of mpox previously only seen in Africa in a traveler, while other European health authorities …

Pakistan admits it cannot find mpox patient as tighter screening to be introduced at airports
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan admits it cannot find mpox patient as tighter screening to be introduced at airports

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 Pakistan says it is introducing …

WHO declares Mpox a global health emergency amid outbreak in Africa
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral again into a global health emergency

New Indian Express  

GOMA, Congo: Sarah Bagheni had a headache, fever, and itchy and unusual skin lesions for days, but she had no inkling that her symptoms might have been caused by mpox and that she might be another case in a growing global health emergency. She and her husband live in the Bulengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, a region that is …

Now that mpox is a global health emergency, will it trigger another pandemic?
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

First case of mpox strain confirmed in Europe amid global public health emergency
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Global efforts in dire need against mpox
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Global efforts in dire need against mpox

China Daily  

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 moment. "The emergence of a new clade of mpox, its rapid spread …

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