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Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports

Associated Press  

TAMESNA, Morocco — After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies. Moroccan startup Moldiag began developing mpox tests after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global emergency in August. The Africa CDC’s acting director for laboratory diagnostics and systems, Yenew Tebeje, said …

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UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
1 month ago

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. In a statement late Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it had approved the mpox vaccine …

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Spread of Mpox under control
1 month 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 …

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What’s mpox and what are the symptoms?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s mpox and what are the symptoms?

The Independent  

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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

The Independent  

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Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo begins mpox vaccinations two months after global emergency is declared

LA Times  

Congolese authorities on Saturday began vaccination against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Africa before the disease prompted the 2022 global outbreak that saw wealthy countries quickly respond with …

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Mpox virus: Surveillance stepped up in Coimbatore
3 months 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 …

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
3 months ago

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

The Hindu  

Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. "But our biggest joy was transformed into devastation.” In Congo’s Kamituga children are the worst sufferers Her daughter is one of more than 6,000 people officials suspect have contracted the disease in South Kivu province, the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, …

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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Associated Press  

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

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Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?

New Indian Express  

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

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
3 months ago

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

LA Times  

Emile Miango, 2, who has mpox, lies in the hospital Sept. 4 in Kamituga, South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world’s latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. “But our biggest joy was transformed into devastation.” Her daughter is one of more than 6,000 people officials suspect have contracted the disease in South Kivu province, the …

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Suspected Mpox Infection Reported from Malappuram in Kerala, Samples Sent for Testing
3 months, 1 week ago

Suspected Mpox Infection Reported from Malappuram in Kerala, Samples Sent for Testing

News 18  

A suspected case of monkeypox infection has been reported from Malappuram district of Kerala after a man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the disease. A new case of monkeypox was reported last week from the national capital after a 26-year-old resident of Haryana’s Hisar tested positive for the virus and was admitted to Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital. …

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After Nipah, suspected Mpox case surfaces in Kerala’s Malappuram
3 months, 1 week 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 …

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Pune civic body urges caution amid mpox threat
3 months, 1 week ago

Pune civic body urges caution amid mpox threat

Hindustan Times  

Following a mpox case reported in the country, the Pune Municipal Corporation health department has advised citizens to remain vigilant while urging them not to panic. PMC has issued a letter to private practitioners and hospitals to start hospital-based surveillance for mpox cases, said officials. The common symptoms of mpox are skin rash or mucosal lesions which can last 2–4 …

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First mpox case in India stable, isolated at Delhi hospital
3 months, 1 week 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 …

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Top news of the day: September 09, 2024
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Top news of the day: September 09, 2024

The Hindu  

Kolkata rape-murder case: Supreme Court expresses concern over absence of document for autopsy The Supreme Court on Monday voiced concern over the absence of a key document that was needed for the postmortem of the medic raped and murdered at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the people to call …

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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 …

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India’s first ‘suspected’ mpox case under probe, no cause for alarm: Centre
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Suspected mpox case awaiting confirmation, says Health ministry
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Fifth case of mpox in Pakistan, another suspected: officials
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

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

The Independent  

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Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines
4 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week. African authorities ask for vaccines

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Congo reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases in the last week up to Tuesday as African health authorities asked for desperately needed vaccines to help fight its “growing” threat on the continent. While mpox has been reported in 12 of Africa’s 54 countries during these outbreaks, the vast central African nation of Congo has …

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Afternoon briefing: Ex-TMC MP gets rape threats for backing Kolkata protest; Thailand reports first Mpox case, and more
4 months ago

Afternoon briefing: Ex-TMC MP gets rape threats for backing Kolkata protest; Thailand reports first Mpox case, and more

Hindustan Times  

Former Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali actor Mimi Chakraborty claimed that she has received rape threats online for backing the cause of protesting doctors in Kolkata. 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. Latest …

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

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