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  

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 The Philippines has detected its first case of mpox since the World Health Organisation issued its highest alert over the virus last week. It is the first reported case since December last year, Manila's health department said on Monday, adding that it was awaiting test results before being able to determine the strain. The health department said it was the 10th laboratory-confirmed case since the detection of the first mpox case in July 2022. Congo, which currently needs three million doses of vaccine, will receive the first doses from the US next week, health minister Roger Kamba said on Monday.

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China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
3 hours, 58 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, …

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 …

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 …

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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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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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 …

health matters newsletter mpox: a disease at our doorstep
3 months, 4 weeks ago

health matters newsletter mpox: a disease at our doorstep

The Hindu  

While it has been a hectic week in the medical world the past seven days, with a number of issues hogging the limelight, it was the news of India’s first mpox case that swam right up above, to garner most attention. The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks …

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 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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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 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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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. …

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 …

Letters to The Editor — August 19, 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — August 19, 2024

The Hindu  

It is a shame and inhumane that there is apathy towards the plight of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the grip of mpox disease and in need of urgent supplies of a vaccine. Shockingly, the “apathy continues” even after the World Health Organization had declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern under the …

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  

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 An outbreak of mpox has …

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 …

Why has the WHO declared mpox a global health emergency? Here's what we know so far
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why has the WHO declared mpox a global health emergency? Here's what we know so far

ABC  

The rapid surge of mpox in multiple African countries has prompted the World Health Organization to sound its highest level of alert. Professor Raina MacIntyre says global health experts have been watching what's happening in the DRC "with great concern". That's right — the WHO declared a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022 in response to a …

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 …

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

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. The Africa CDC previously said mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in 13 countries this year, …

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. That makes it harder to spot, meaning people might also sicken others without knowing they’re infected, said Dr. Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, a Congolese researcher who led the research into the new …

WHO declares Mpox global health emergency for second time in two years
4 months, 3 weeks 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 declared public health emergency in Africa by top health body
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox declared public health emergency in Africa by top health body

ABC  

Africa's top public health body has declared a public health emergency over a growing mpox outbreak on the continent. Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Director-General Jean Kaseya announced the news on Tuesday with a "heavy heart but with an unyielding commitment to our people, to our African citizens." "Mpox has now crossed borders, affecting thousands across our continent, …

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