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NIV confirms monkeypox infection in man who arrived in Mangaluru from Dubai with symptoms

January 23, 2025 10:11 pm

Karnataka’s health authorities advise the public not to panic given the mild nature of monkeypox and its much lesser infectivity.

WHO declares mpox outbreak a continuing global health emergency

November 23, 2024 1:33 am

The emergency designation, first declared in August, followed the emergence of a new mpox variant, clade Ib, which spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries and beyond.

Nigeria begins delayed mpox vaccination programme

November 19, 2024 2:58 am

Nigeria, one of the African countries where mpox is endemic, has recorded 94 confirmed cases and no deaths since the start of this year, as per WHO reports.

US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler

November 17, 2024 9:16 am

Symptoms are improving and the risk to the public is low. The individual was isolating at home and health workers are reaching out to close contacts as a precaution, the state health department said.

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

October 05, 2024 10:39 pm

The Health Ministry warned on Friday that the campaign's scope would be small due to limited resources. At the moment, 265,000 vaccine doses are available, though more are in the pipeline.

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

October 04, 2024 5:40 am

Since January 2022, mpox cases have been reported in 121 countries, with 103,048 confirmed cases and 229 deaths by September 2024.

All about Mpox clade 1 variant — 'the more virulent and deadlier' strain of the virus — detected in Kerala

September 25, 2024 8:50 pm

The 38-year-old who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates tested positive last week

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After 14 days, 26-yr-old mpox patient discharged from Delhi’s Lok Nayak Hospital

September 24, 2024 9:13 am

The World Health Organisation last month had declared mpox a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ for the second time in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of Africa.