Monkeypox: Here's all you need to know as India reports four cases of virus
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox: Here's all you need to know as India reports four cases of virus

India TV News  

Highlights India has reported four cases of monkeypox so far - three from Kerala and one from Delhi Monkeypox is usually a self-limited disease with symptoms lasting two to four weeks The incubation period is usually six to 13 days but can range from five to 21 days India has reported four cases of monkeypox so far - three from Kerala and one from Delhi - the latest being that of a 34-year-old man in the national capital with no history of foreign travel testing positive for the disease. Monkeypox is usually a self-limited disease with symptoms lasting two to four weeks. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation, while declaring monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, said, "For the moment, this is an outbreak that's concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners. Also Read | Delhi man with no foreign travel history tests positive for monkeypox, India's 4th case

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

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 …

Monkeypox cases in Guangdong detailed in study
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Monkeypox cases in Guangdong detailed in study

China Daily  

Most monkeypox cases in Guangdong province have been linked to male-to-male sexual contact, according to a study by Chinese medical researchers. The research team in Shenzhen established a clinical cohort study and used whole-genome amplification sequencing to trace the origins of the circulating monkeypox virus in the city, shedding light on the evolutionary path and features of the Clade IIb …

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 …

Union Health Minister Nadda reviews India’s preparedness for monkeypox
4 months, 1 week ago

Union Health Minister Nadda reviews India’s preparedness for monkeypox

The Hindu  

With the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a detailed review of developments related to monkeypox, and preparedness for it, was taken up by the Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda in a meeting with senior officials on Saturday. “In the meeting chaired by the Union Health Minister, it was decided that as a matter …

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

The Independent  

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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. …

Monkeypox classified as Class B infectious disease
1 year, 3 months ago

Monkeypox classified as Class B infectious disease

China Daily  

China has decided to manage monkeypox as a Class B infectious disease starting from Wednesday as the country reported about 500 cases last month, including its first infections detected in women, according to health authorities. The National Health Commission said in a statement released on Friday that monkeypox used to mainly spread throughout Central Africa and West Africa, but since …

Monkeypox mutations making virus spread more rapidly and beat vaccines, experts warn
2 years, 1 month ago

Monkeypox mutations making virus spread more rapidly and beat vaccines, experts warn

The Independent  

A new mutation in the monkeypox virus is helping it spread and bypass vaccines, experts have warned. Senior researcher of the study, Shrikesh Sachdev, said: “The virus is getting smarter, it is able to avoid being targeted by drugs or antibodies from our body’s immune response and continue to spread to more people.” Monkeypox has infected more than 77,000 people …

Monkeypox getting ‘smarter’: Study shows why the virus is becoming contagious
2 years, 1 month ago

Monkeypox getting ‘smarter’: Study shows why the virus is becoming contagious

Live Mint  

The monkeypox virus is getting ‘smarter’, experts opined citing that specific mutations are aiding the virus to avoid being targeted by medicines or a body's immune response. A key finding was that the virus is now accumulating mutations specifically where drugs and antibodies from vaccines are supposed to bind," researcher Shrikesh Sachdev said, as reported by PTI. For the study, …

Scientists find evidence of 'substantial' transmission of monkeypox before symptoms appear
2 years, 1 month ago

Scientists find evidence of 'substantial' transmission of monkeypox before symptoms appear

The Hindu  

Scientists have found evidence to show that the monkeypox virus can spread from an infected person up to four days before they even start exhibiting symptoms of the disease, a new study has claimed. The researchers behind the study estimated that 53% of the transmission of monkeypox occurred in this pre-symptomatic phase, meaning that many infections cannot be prevented by …

Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency, says WHO
2 years, 1 month ago

Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency, says WHO

Firstpost  

So far, more than 70,000 confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported in over 100 countries. Most cases have been reported among men Geneva: Monkeypox continues to meet the International Health Regulations criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, said the World Health Organisation on Tuesday. “The Emergency Committee acknowledged that some progress has been made in the …

China’s monkeypox shot will target the actual virus
2 years, 2 months ago

China’s monkeypox shot will target the actual virus

Hindustan Times  

China has started work on a monkeypox vaccine using virus taken directly from a patient, marking a departure from the western approach of repurposing an existing shot as it seeks to counter incursions from elsewhere in the world. China National Biotec Group, a vaccine-making subsidiary of the state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm, said it successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and started …

Monkeypox News: China Reports Its First Case Of Monkeypox In Chongqing City
2 years, 3 months ago

Monkeypox News: China Reports Its First Case Of Monkeypox In Chongqing City

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Chinese city of Chongqing reported one case of monkeypox virus infection in a foreign visitor on Friday, marking mainland China's first known monkeypox infection amid the recent global outbreak of the virus. According to the health commission's statement, "the case was quarantined and controlled immediately after entering Chongqing, and there was no social activity," according to health …

Another monkeypox case in Delhi: Nigerian woman tests positive
2 years, 3 months ago

Another monkeypox case in Delhi: Nigerian woman tests positive

Live Mint  

A 30-year-old Nigerian woman in Delhi has tested positive for monkeypox, according to PTI sources. According to the sources, the woman has been admitted to LNJP Hospital and a second patient suspected of having monkeypox has been admitted to the government-run hospital in Delhi. Another source stated that the suspected case, which included a Nigerian woman as well, was hospitalised …

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa
2 years, 3 months ago

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. “Nothing has changed for us here, the focus is all on monkeypox in the West,” said Placide Mbala, a virologist who directs the global health research department at Congo’s Institute of Biomedical …

New sub-lineages of monkeypox virus emerge
2 years, 3 months ago

New sub-lineages of monkeypox virus emerge

The Hindu  

Monkeypox was a neglected disease until early this year, with few reports on cases, and that too from travellers, though the disease was endemic in Central and Eastern Africa for many years. As of September 2022, over 50,000 cases of monkeypox virus infections have been reported from over 99 countries. Declining in Europe Despite an increase in the number of …

Monkeypox infections are slowing in the US. It’s not clear if that will last
2 years, 3 months ago

Monkeypox infections are slowing in the US. It’s not clear if that will last

CNN  

CNN — The pace of new monkeypox cases reported in some major cities – and in the US overall – has started to slow recently, but experts say it’s too early to know if the trend will last. The local health department has seen a “slight decrease” in cases over the past week, but said that “education and vaccines” are …

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase
2 years, 3 months ago

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and signaling that Europe’s outbreak may be starting to decline, the World Health Organization said Thursday. It said infections in the Americas showed “a continuing steep rise.” At a press briefing on Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase
2 years, 3 months ago

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase

Deccan Chronicle  

GENEVA: The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and a possible signal the outbreak in Europe may be starting to decline, according to a World Health Organisation report issued Thursday. British health authorities said last week after seeing a decline in the number of new cases …

Monkeypox cases drop 21% worldwide, reversing a monthlong increase
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox cases drop 21% worldwide, reversing a monthlong increase

LA Times  

The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a monthlong trend of rising infections and possibly indicating that Europe’s large outbreak is starting to wane, according to a World Health Organization report issued Thursday. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that the continent had 219 new cases reported in …

Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to African regions amid concerns about stigmatization. The variant of the disease formerly known as the Congo Basin is now called Clade 1 and what was previously known as the …

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox update: Doctors warn infected people to stay away from household pets

Live Mint  

Amid the spread of monkeypox cases in the United States, the health officials on 16 August warned infected people to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The disease, which Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the US, has …

The doctor to detect the monkeypox outbreak tried to warn about how it was spreading
2 years, 4 months ago

The doctor to detect the monkeypox outbreak tried to warn about how it was spreading

NPR  

The doctor to detect the monkeypox outbreak tried to warn about how it was spreading Back in 2017, a doctor in Nigeria noticed how fast a local outbreak of monkeypox was spreading. MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF, BYLINE: This story begins five years ago with a doctor named Dimie Ogoina. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #3: New York City is the epicenter of the outbreak in …

WHO Plans to Rename Monkeypox To Avoid Stigma, Racist Connotations
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO Plans to Rename Monkeypox To Avoid Stigma, Racist Connotations

News 18  

The World Health Organization says it is holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations. In a statement on Friday, the UN health agency said it has also renamed two families, or clades, of the virus, using Roman numerals instead of geographic areas, to avoid …

WHO announces new names for Monkeypox virus. Know what they are here
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO announces new names for Monkeypox virus. Know what they are here

Live Mint  

After several protests and oppositions regarding the name 'Monkeypox' the World Health Organisation has announced new names for variants of the virus, news agency ANI reported. "Newly identified viruses, related diseases and virus variants are given names to avoid causing offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional, or ethnic groups, and minimize the negative impact on trade, travel, tourism, …

Monkeypox: WHO creates forum, asks public to propose new name for virus
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: WHO creates forum, asks public to propose new name for virus

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization has decided to rename monkeypox in an ongoing effort to discourage misconceptions and stigma around the zoonotic disease's current name. For this purpose, the United Nations health agency has created an open forum where suggestions can be submitted for the virus' new name. Healthcare and LGBTQ rights activists hold a rally outside the San Francisco Federal …

Delhi records 5th monkeypox case; African-origin woman, 22, tests positive
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi records 5th monkeypox case; African-origin woman, 22, tests positive

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has recorded its fifth case of moneypox after a 22-year-old woman of African-origin, who was staying in southern part of the national capital, tested positive on Friday. Noida: The Noida District Administration built a 10-bed monkeypox ward in the Sector 39 new district hospital in Noida, Last week, the city had recorded its 4th patient when a Nigerian woman …

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations. In a statement Friday, the U.N. health agency said it has also renamed two families, or clades, of the virus, using Roman numerals instead of geographic areas, to avoid …

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

The Independent  

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WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns
2 years, 4 months ago

WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

LA Times  

The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations. In a statement Friday, the U.N. health agency said it has also renamed two families, or clades, of the virus, using Roman numerals instead of geographic areas, to avoid stigmatization. WHO …

Monkeypox: Global experts race to understand rare cases when virus leads to death
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Global experts race to understand rare cases when virus leads to death

CNN  

CNN — Out of tens of thousands of monkeypox cases around the world this year, there have been a dozen deaths linked to the virus, and for the first time, some of them have been outside Africa, in countries where the virus doesn’t usually spread. In central Africa’s Congo Basin, McCollum says, about 11% of monkeypox cases are fatal, largely …

Africa CDC in ‘advanced’ talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa CDC in ‘advanced’ talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners. The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, told journalists on Thursday that he could not give details, …

Africa, where monkeypox has long been endemic, hopes finally to get its first vaccines
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa, where monkeypox has long been endemic, hopes finally to get its first vaccines

LA Times  

Amid complaints in the U.S. over the lack of monkeypox vaccine, Africa, where the disease is endemic in some areas, still doesn’t have a single dose. Africa’s public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but “very advanced discussions” are underway with at least two partners. At …

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. …

UK: ‘Early signs’ that monkeypox outbreak may be peaking
2 years, 4 months ago

UK: ‘Early signs’ that monkeypox outbreak may be peaking

Associated Press  

LONDON — British health authorities said Friday the monkeypox outbreak across the country may be peaking and that the epidemic’s growth rate has slowed. The U.K.'s Health Security Agency said in a statement there were “early signs that the outbreak is plateauing,” with 2,859 cases detected since May. The Health Security Agency said its most recent analysis of the outbreak …

Monkeypox Originated in Animals. Could It Spill Back Into Them?
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox Originated in Animals. Could It Spill Back Into Them?

Wired  

Two months into the international monkeypox epidemic, which so far has caused almost 6,000 infections in the United States and more than 18,000 cases worldwide, it may be old news to say that this disease has visited the US before. But it’s enough of a worry that virologists are talking about the possibility of new host species in new territory—spread …

Delhi reports 4th Monkeypox case, India tally goes up to 9
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports 4th Monkeypox case, India tally goes up to 9

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A 31-year-old woman tested positive for Monkeypox in the national capital on Wednesday, taking India's tally to nine. In the wake of an increase in the number of Monkeypox cases in the country, isolation rooms have been made operational for the treatment of such infections in three central government hospitals, according to sources. "The isolation rooms for the …

Monkeypox Cases in India: 9 cases - 4 from Delhi, 5 Kerala- so far; Vaccine in focus
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox Cases in India: 9 cases - 4 from Delhi, 5 Kerala- so far; Vaccine in focus

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has reported the fourth case of monkeypox, taking India's tally of the viral disease to nine so far. The fresh case came to light after a 31-year-old Nigerian woman tested positive for the disease, becoming the first woman in the country to be diagnosed with the viral infection. 5.As states have begun preparations to intensify surveillance and isolation of …

How monkeypox has spread to almost every American state
2 years, 4 months ago

How monkeypox has spread to almost every American state

Daily Mail  

Monkeypox has now been detected in almost every U.S. state as cases reached the 6,326 mark across 48 states, the District and Columbia and Puerto Rico — with only Montana and Wyoming not having logged an infection, official figures revealed today. There is mounting concern that monkeypox — which spreads via physical touch — could already be transmitting into more …

Delhi gets 4th monkeypox case as woman tests positive for infection
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi gets 4th monkeypox case as woman tests positive for infection

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old woman in Delhi tested positive for monkeypox on Wednesday, becoming the fourth person in the city, and the first woman in the country, to be diagnosed with the viral infection, officials from the Union health ministry confirmed. Delhi gets 4th monkeypox case as woman tests positive for infection. The woman, a Nigerian national who lives in Delhi, has …

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}} …

Delhi reports 4th monkeypox case, India tally at 9
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports 4th monkeypox case, India tally at 9

Live Mint  

Delhi on Wednesday reported its fourth monkeypox case as a 31-year-old Nigerian woman has tested positive for the virus. The ministry advised not to wash soiled linen or laundry of patients and those of non-infected persons together, and avoid public events even if you only exhibit symptoms of the disease. The 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' issued by the …

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 …

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case
2 years, 4 months ago

Kerala logs fifth monkeypox case

Hindustan Times  

A 30 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE last month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the fifth case of the virus from the southern state. Health minister Veena George on Tuesday said the man had arrived at the Calicut Airport on July 27 and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Malappuram district. The first case …

Third monkeypox case in Delhi
2 years, 4 months ago

Third monkeypox case in Delhi

The Hindu  

The national capital reported its third confirmed case of monkeypox on Tuesday, prompting the Delhi government to increase the number of hospitals with isolation wards for admitting such patients to six from one. The patient does not have a recent travel history to a foreign country and is currently admitted at the Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan or …

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 …

Delhi reports third case of Monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi reports third case of Monkeypox

The Hindu  

Delhi on Tuesday reported its third confirmed case of Monkeypox. The patient is admitted in Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital and his condition is stable. In one more suspected case, a woman in her thirties, who is also an African national, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday with similar symptoms. Delhi confirmed its first case of monkeypox on July 24, …

Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
2 years, 4 months ago

Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The Hindu  

Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India and a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines, Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said on August 2. Till date eight cases of the disease have been detected in India, out of which five have foreign travel history, the Minister of Health …

Third monkeypox case detected in Delhi; 8th in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Third monkeypox case detected in Delhi; 8th in India

Hindustan Times  

A 31-year-old Nigerian man admitted to Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital tested positive for monkeypox on Tuesday, the Union health ministry said and added the patient does not have any foreign travel history. “India currently has eight confirmed cases of monkeypox out of which five patients have a history of foreign travel,” Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Parliament on Tuesday. …

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