Monkeypox
- India
Centre advises states to screen, test all suspect mpox cases
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday advised states and Union territories to screen and test all suspect mpox cases in the community, and identify isolation facilities in hospitals for both suspect and…
- Middle East
UAE sends monkeypox vaccines to 5 African countries
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday, August 31, announced sending a number of aircraft carrying monkeypox (mpox) vaccines to five African countries. The countries are: Democratic…
- World
Mpox impacting a broader demographic, warns Lancet report
New Delhi: Monkeypox (Mpox) has once again surged to global attention and unlike the 2022 outbreak, the 2024 outbreak is impacting a broader demographic globally, a latest Lancet report has warned. The…
- Bangalore
Monkeypox scare: Karnataka govt reserves 50 beds in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In response to growing concerns over the spread of the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus in several countries, Karnataka’s Medical Education Minister, Dr Sharan Prakash Patil, chaired a high level meeting on Friday.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Fever, Gandhi hospitals set isolation wards for Monkeypox cases
Hyderabad: Fever Hospital has established a special isolation ward to prepare for potential Monkeypox cases, while Gandhi Hospital has identified a separate ward for isolation and is working to ensure the availability…
- India
Serum Institute says working to develop Monkeypox vaccine
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India on Tuesday said it is currently working to develop a vaccine for Monkeypox, with positive outcomes expected in a year’s time. The World Health Organisation on…
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports fourth case of Mpox; latest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan on Monday reported a suspected case of Monkeypox (mpox) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, taking the number of people affected by the virus to four. A 47-year-old resident of Pakistan-occupied…
- Middle East
No mpox cases detected in Saudi Arabia, say health authority
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Public Health Authority (Weqaya) on Saturday, August 17, said that no cases of monkeypox (mpox) clade 1 have been detected in the Kingdom. The authority emphasized…
- India
Health officials urged to screen for Mpox at airports in India
New Delhi: Amid reports of Mpox cases in Sweden and Pakistan, an infectious disease expert on Friday, August ,16 urged health authorities to begin screening for the deadly infectious disease at key…
- Middle East
Israel detects 1st monkeypox case in 2023
Jerusalem: Israel has detected a case of monkeypox disease for the first time in 2023, the country’s Health Ministry said in a statement. A man in his 50s who travelled from Portugal…
- World
WHO urges vigilance in Europe over mpox
Copenhagen: Nearly a year after the mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in the European region of the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has urged vigilance in Europe over mpox ahead of the festival…
- World
Monkeypox still international public health emergency: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a widespread outbreak of the mpox (monkeypox) remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO officially declared in July 2022 that…
- World
Monkeypox vaccination available to eligible people from next week in New Zealand
Auckland: A vaccine for people at risk of mpox (Monkeypox) will be available if prescribed by a medical practitioner to people who meet eligibility criteria from Monday 16 January, says Associate Minister…
- India
Mutations have made monkeypox ‘smarter’: Indian-origin scientists
New York: Monkeypox mutations have enabled the virus to grow stronger and smarter, evading antiviral drugs and vaccines in its mission to infect more people, a team of Indian-American scientists have found.…
- World
Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Geneva [Switzerland]: Monkeypox continues to meet the International Health Regulations (IHR) criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday. “The Emergency Committee…
