Experts call for more awareness on monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Experts call for more awareness on monkeypox

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Centre on Thursday held a meeting of top health experts to discuss the new evolving situation with regard to monkeypox and the need for revisiting existing guidelines on the management of the virus that has so far infected nine persons including one death. While the state governments have been asked to up vigil against monkeypox, the health experts feel there is need to increase surveillance and awareness to prevent its larger outbreak. The meeting was chaired by Dr L. Swasticharan, director of Emergency Medical Relief and attended by officials from the National Aids Control Organisation, National Centre for Disease Control and World Health Organisation representatives. Several states have asked health department officials to regularly monitor high risk groups and conduct test sampling and contact tracing immediately if any suspected case is found.

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Monkey pox outbreak: Bengaluru airport on high alert, staff conduct tests for international passengers
3 months, 1 week ago

Monkey pox outbreak: Bengaluru airport on high alert, staff conduct tests for international passengers

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport is on high alert after India’s first monkeypox case was detected in New Delhi and screening tests for international passengers are underway. Monkey pox outbreak: Bengaluru airport on high alert, staff conduct tests for international passengers In an announcement, Bangalore International Airport Limited said, “Keeping the global Mpox situation in mind, Bengaluru airport is fully prepared …

Monkeypox under control, but travelers urged to be cautious
3 months, 1 week ago

Monkeypox under control, but travelers urged to be cautious

China Daily  

China has effectively controlled monkeypox after it reported its first case in June 2023, and the infectious disease is currently in low prevalence on the mainland, according to the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration. To better prevent and control the disease, China has launched health promotion campaigns to let individuals who plan to visit overseas destinations recording monkeypox outbreaks …

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 …

Top physicians come together in Delhi to discuss evolving STI threats
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Top physicians come together in Delhi to discuss evolving STI threats

Hindustan Times  

Physicians from the country and across the world have converged in the Capital to discuss the current scenario of HIV and sexually transmitted infections and disease management strategies, at the 48th National Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS. With a theme of ‘Emerging and Re-emerging STIs’, the scientific deliberations covered both the …

Ramping up contact tracing, availability of jab key to curb monkeypox: Dr Javier Guzman
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ramping up contact tracing, availability of jab key to curb monkeypox: Dr Javier Guzman

Hindustan Times  

The surge in mpox, or monkeypox, cases in parts of Africa has led to the World Health Organization declaring the outbreak of the viral disease a public health emergency of international concern on August 14. Dr Javier Guzman, director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development, in an interview with Rhythma Kaul, discusses how the West should …

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 …

Maharashtra health dept issues guidelines for prevention, surveillance of monkeypox
4 months ago

Maharashtra health dept issues guidelines for prevention, surveillance of monkeypox

Hindustan Times  

Amid the World Health Organisation announcement of monkeypox as a global health emergency, the state public health department issued guidelines for surveillance and management of the disease on Monday. Dr Radhakishan Pawar, joint director of health services, said, a single infected patient is considered an outbreak of monkeypox, so each case should be investigated by a rapid response team. “Close …

Monkeypox: Prithviraj Chavan demands strict testing, quarantine protocol at Mumbai airport
4 months, 1 week ago

Monkeypox: Prithviraj Chavan demands strict testing, quarantine protocol at Mumbai airport

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai, Amid concerns over Monkeypox, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, demanding strict testing and quarantine protocol at the Mumbai airport for passengers from high-risk countries. Monkeypox: Prithviraj Chavan demands strict testing, quarantine protocol at Mumbai airport The World Health Organisation has declared Monkeypox a public health emergency, and the virus has now reached …

'Begin strict Monkeypox screening at Mumbai airport': Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan to government
4 months, 1 week ago

'Begin strict Monkeypox screening at Mumbai airport': Former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan to government

India TV News  

Days after Pakistan reported three cases of Monkeypox—a virus declared a public health emergency of international concern—Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Saturday has called for stringent testing and isolation protocols at Mumbai Airport for passengers arriving from high-risk countries. Taking to X, Chavan shared a copy of the letter he sent to Chief Minister Eknath …

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 …

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

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

Daily Mail  

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

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

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

New Indian Express  

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

Mpox 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 …

Netherlands offers free monkeypox vaccinations to people at increased risk
1 year, 7 months ago

Netherlands offers free monkeypox vaccinations to people at increased risk

NL Times  

People who are more likely to contract monkeypox can get vaccinated for free from now on. "Gay and bisexual men and trans people who have not been vaccinated before and who know for themselves that they are more likely to contract a monkeypox infection can make an appointment with their GGD from today," Soa Aids Netherlands said on Monday, referring …

WHO plans to rename monkeypox as MPOX to destigmatise virus
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO plans to rename monkeypox as MPOX to destigmatise virus

India Today  

In an attempt to fight taboos related to monkeypox, the World Health Organization is planning to rename the virus, designating it as MPOX, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Monkeypox is a virus that originates in wild animals like rodents and primates, and occasionally jumps to people. Meanwhile, Animal-to-human transmission may occur by bite or …

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 …

The WHO says monkeypox is still a global health emergency of concern, despite a 'promising' decline in cases
2 years, 1 month ago

The WHO says monkeypox is still a global health emergency of concern, despite a 'promising' decline in cases

ABC  

After an Emergency Committee meeting this week, the World Health Organization says the monkeypox outbreak is still as a global health emergency of the highest alert level. The WHO label — a "public health emergency of international concern " — is designed to trigger a coordinated international response and could unlock funding to collaborate on sharing vaccines and treatments. In …

Monkeypox has ‘tragic’ outcomes in patients with HIV, CDC report finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Monkeypox has ‘tragic’ outcomes in patients with HIV, CDC report finds

CNN  

CNN — Monkeypox can have “devastating outcomes” on severely immunocompromised patients such as those with untreated HIV, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New research published Wednesday in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examined clinical case data for 57 patients hospitalized with monkeypox complications and found that 82% had an HIV infection. “Monkeypox and …

New UK research consortium given £2m to tackle monkeypox
2 years, 2 months ago

New UK research consortium given £2m to tackle monkeypox

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. “One of the key ways we can do this …

Health officials concede monkeypox elimination unlikely in US
2 years, 2 months ago

Health officials concede monkeypox elimination unlikely in US

Firstpost  

The virus has mainly spread among gay and bisexual men, though health officials continue to stress that anyone can be infected. It’s important that people at risk take steps to prevent spread and that vaccination efforts continue New York: Some US health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon. “There’s no clear path in our …

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient
2 years, 2 months ago

CDC warns of severe illnesses from monkeypox as Ohio reports death of a monkeypox patient

CNN  

CNN — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox. The Ohio Department of Health on Friday said an adult male with monkeypox had died, and the individual had “other health conditions.” The CDC told CNN it is aware of the death. CDC warns …

China’s monkeypox advisory warns its citizens not to touch foreigners
2 years, 3 months ago

China’s monkeypox advisory warns its citizens not to touch foreigners

Hindustan Times  

BEIJING The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned citizens not to touch foreigners after the first monkeypox case was detected on Friday in the southwestern city of Chongqing in China. Wu wrote that China’s Covid-19 restrictions on international travel and tight border checks had prevented the spread of monkeypox until the first case “slipped through the net”. …

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 …

End of COVID pandemic ‘is in sight’, WHO chief says
2 years, 3 months ago

End of COVID pandemic ‘is in sight’, WHO chief says

Al Jazeera  

WHO urges countries to keep up their efforts to fight the disease, with lowest level of recorded cases since March 2020. “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight.” Newly reported cases of the disease, which has killed millions and infected 606 million since appearing in late 2019, last week fell to the lowest level since March …

First US death due to monkeypox confirmed in Los Angeles County
2 years, 3 months ago

First US death due to monkeypox confirmed in Los Angeles County

CNN  

CNN — A Los Angeles County resident’s death has been attributed to monkeypox, the county Department of Public Health said Monday, the first known death from the virus in the US. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, told CNN in an email that the person’s “impaired immune system could not …

Monkeypox vaccines: India puts emergency buying on hold for now - here’s why
2 years, 3 months ago

Monkeypox vaccines: India puts emergency buying on hold for now - here’s why

Live Mint  

According to those with knowledge of the situation, India has chosen to delay purchasing the monkeypox vaccine on an emergency basis for the time being because the number of cases reported across the nation has not increased. Serum Institute of India, one of the first organisations to express interest in bringing the monkeypox vaccine into India, put its proposal on …

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 …

Monkeypox is rare in children, but K-12 schools are preparing for possible cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox is rare in children, but K-12 schools are preparing for possible cases

CNN  

CNN — An elementary student in Georgia has tested positive for monkeypox, raising questions about how concerned schools should be about the small risk of the virus spreading among children as they head back to class. Amid back-to-school season and an ongoing global outbreak of monkeypox, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes in guidance for K-12 schools …

Monkeypox outbreak: WHO says primary focus must be to ensure readiness for virus
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox outbreak: WHO says primary focus must be to ensure readiness for virus

Live Mint  

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said that with over 35,000 cases of monkeypox as of today, which is a 20% increase from the previous week, the primary focus of all countries must be to ensure that they are ready for stopping its transmission. Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “more than 35,000 cases of …

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 …

As L.A. schools return, should monkeypox be a concern for students, staff?
2 years, 4 months ago

As L.A. schools return, should monkeypox be a concern for students, staff?

LA Times  

Parents say goodbye and watch as their students enter Vena Avenue Elementary & Gifted/High Ability Magnet in Arleta on the first day of classes. “I want to emphasize that the risk of monkeypox in the general population remains low,” said Dr. Rita Singhal, chief medical officer for the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. She said district schools are following …

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 …

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, …

DC Edit | Identify monkeypox early
2 years, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Identify monkeypox early

Deccan Chronicle  

The Union health ministry last week issued a detailed list of dos and don’ts as India reported one death due to monkeypox and nine confirmed cases of the viral disease. The focus of the guidelines is to avoid the spread of the disease which the World Health Organisation has declared a ‘public health emergency of international concern’. The government has …

Former FDA Commissioner: U.S. Can Still 'Catch Up' On Monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Former FDA Commissioner: U.S. Can Still 'Catch Up' On Monkeypox

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said the U.S. can still “catch up” on its effort to contain the growing outbreak of monkeypox, but warned officials needed to dramatically ramp up testing if the country hopes to keep the virus from becoming an endemic threat. “If we’re going to contain this.we need …

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. …

Why strengthening genomic surveillance is an imperative
2 years, 4 months ago

Why strengthening genomic surveillance is an imperative

The Hindu  

Ever since it was first reported in humans in 1970, monkeypox virus infections have been largely restricted to countries in Central and Eastern Africa until recently. Being a DNA virus, the monkeypox virus like other poxviruses was believed to have a small rate of accumulating genetic changes compared to viruses with an RNA genome like SARS-CoV-2, which have a much …

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 …

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
2 years, 4 months ago

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans. “It is a textbook case of a public health emergency,” Gostin said. Last week, the World Health Organization called monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases in more than 70 countries. The declaration of a …

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