India reports first suspected mpox case in man who travelled from affected country
4 months ago

India reports first suspected mpox case in man who travelled from affected country

The Independent  

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China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
3 hours, 52 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 …

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, …

Spread of Mpox under control
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

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  

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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 …

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 …

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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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, …

What’s mpox and what are the symptoms?
2 months 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
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 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 …

Kerala reports second case of Mpox, 29-year-old man admitted in Kochi hospital
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Mpox scare: Kerala health department identifies 72 contacts; preventive measures on
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox scare: Kerala health department identifies 72 contacts; preventive measures on

New Indian Express  

MALAPPURAM: Following the confirmation of mpox in a 38-year-old individual from Edavanna, the health department has compiled a contact list of 72 people in an effort to contain its spread in Malappuram. Of the 72 contacts, 23 — including the patient’s family members — are from Malappuram, 43 travelled with him on an Air India Express flight from Dubai to …

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 …

Kerala man tests positive for Mpox, 2nd case in country
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala man tests positive for Mpox, 2nd case in country

Hindustan Times  

A 38-year-old man who arrived in Kerala from Dubai last week tested positive for Mpox on Wednesday, health minister Veena George said on Wednesday. Kerala health minister Veena George Health officials said the man, resident of Edavanna in Malappuram district, reached the outpatient department of the Government Medical College Hospital in Manjeri on September 16 with symptoms of fever and …

After Nipah, suspected Mpox case surfaces in Kerala’s Malappuram
3 months, 3 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 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  

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India reports its first suspected monkeypox case
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months 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
4 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

Technical Advisory Committee recommends sewage surveillance for early detection of Mpox in Karnataka
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Technical Advisory Committee recommends sewage surveillance for early detection of Mpox in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The State Technical Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, which held its first meeting on Mpox surveillance in Karnataka on August 19, has recommended waste water/sewage surveillance for early detection of the virus. “The Health Department should initiate sewage surveillance for Mpox from the arrival terminals of Bengaluru and Mangaluru airports. While recommending that one isolation facility should be readied for …

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: Thailand reports first case of ‘more dangerous' strain in a tourist
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Philippines reports first mpox case after global health warning
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Philippines reports first mpox case after global health warning

The Independent  

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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. …

Mpox alert: AIIMS Delhi issues guidelines for treating suspected cases amid global concern
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox alert: AIIMS Delhi issues guidelines for treating suspected cases amid global concern

New Indian Express  

AIIMS has issued a directive to flag patients exhibiting fever, rash, or a history of contact with confirmed Mpox cases for immediate assessment. Suspected Mpox patients should be promptly placed in a designated isolation area to minimize contact with other patients and staff. According to the advisory, these beds will be allocated to Mpox patients based on recommendations from the …

Mpox case found in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, 4th in Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Mpox infection: T.N. Health Minister to inspect airports
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox infection: T.N. Health Minister to inspect airports

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. The Minister announced this at a function to commission dialysis machines worth ₹1.2 crore held on Sunday at the Saidapet government hospital. According to him, annually ₹1,500 crore was contributed by the State government to benefit approximately 1.44 crore families through the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme. Mr. Subramanian launched a mobile wellness clinic …

Pakistan formulates strategy to tackle mpox, allays fears of outbreak
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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  

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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 …

Pakistan’s health ministry confirms a case of mpox but more tests are being done for its variant
4 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 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 …

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo

New Indian Express  

LONDON: Swedish health officials said Thursday they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency. Magnus Gisslen, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish health agency, said the person …

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

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo

Associated Press  

LONDON — Swedish health officials said Thursday they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, a day after the World Health Organization declared the outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency. Magnus Gisslen, a state epidemiologist with the Swedish health agency, said the …

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders

The Independent  

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WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads
4 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

ABC  

The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday. "This is something that should concern us all … The potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is very worrying," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The Africa CDC previously said mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in …

Sweden confirms first case of mpox
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sweden confirms first case of mpox

CNN  

Stockholm CNN — Sweden confirmed its first case of the viral infection mpox on Thursday, which was also the first case outside Africa, a day after the WHO declared the disease a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. The person was infected while staying in a part of Africa where there was a large outbreak …

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Emergency
4 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO Declares Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Emergency

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. via Associated Press Michael Marks, a professor of medicine at the London School of Hygiene and …

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