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WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicentre where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'
1 month, 4 weeks ago

WHO says mpox cases in Congo's epicentre where the new variant was detected may be 'plateauing'

Deccan Chronicle  

London: The World Health Organisation said mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be 'plateauing', even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. In a report Monday, the UN health agency said the number of mpox …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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Mpox: All international passengers have to go past thermal scanners at Kempegowda International Airport
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox: All international passengers have to go past thermal scanners at Kempegowda International Airport

The Hindu  

International passengers arriving at Kempegowda International Airport have to go past thermal scanners owing to the current global mpox situation as a surveillance measure implemented by the Airport Health Organisation. Sources said that there are no mandatory mpox tests conducted at the airport and officials have not received any guidelines or orders from State health authorities about 21-day quarantine. A …

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Suspected Mpox Infection Reported from Malappuram in Kerala, Samples Sent for Testing
3 months, 3 weeks 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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Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mpox deaths rise by 107 in a week as Africa CDC calls the toll unacceptable

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the past week, the continental health body said Thursday as it described the rising toll as “not acceptable.” Dr. Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said 107 new deaths and 3,160 new cases had been recorded in the past week, just a …

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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 …

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WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
4 months ago

WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox, three weeks after WHO declared outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. The estimated budget for the six-month plan is almost $600 million, with 55% allocated to the response to mpox …

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Mpox RT-PCR Kit: India develops indigenous mpox detection kit, gets approval from CDSCO
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mpox RT-PCR Kit: India develops indigenous mpox detection kit, gets approval from CDSCO

The Hindu  

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has granted approval to Siemens Healthineers for the manufacture of RT-PCR testing kits for detection of Mpox, a senior Health Ministry official said on Tuesday. “The IMDX Monkeypox Detection RT-PCR Assay is a molecular diagnostic test that targets two distinct regions in the viral genome, spanning both clade I and clade II variants of …

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Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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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Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa in the last year, but few treatments and vaccines available
5 months, 1 week ago

Mpox cases have surged by 160% in Africa in the last year, but few treatments and vaccines available

The Independent  

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Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a push to use sewage to track more diseases. Amy Kirby, who oversees the CDC’s wastewater surveillance work, said initially they didn’t know if the tests would work for a rare infection like mpox. When mpox DNA …

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