'Monkeypox Is Still Circulating': WHO Urges Vigilance Amid Spike In Cases
Although Monkeypox is no longer considered a public health emergency of international concern, recent reports from WHO show an increase in infections.
May 18, 2023, 08:00 AM IST
Monkeypox will now be called 'mpox', announces WHO citing 'racism' concerns
WHO said that both names -- mpox and monkeypox -- will be used simultaneously for one year while the monkeypox is phased out.
Nov 28, 2022, 19:34 PM IST
Monkeypox should continue to be classified as global health emergency: WHO
Monkeypox outbreak: The WHO Secretariat updated the committee on the global epidemiological situation as well as on the rapidly evolving knowledge in understanding the clinical manifestation and evolution of the disease.
Nov 02, 2022, 06:47 AM IST
Monkeypox case tally rises to 14 in India, 9th case in Delhi
The number of monkeypox cases in Delhi has risen to nine after another Nigerian citizen tested positive for the virus. Now the total tally is 14 i the country.
Sep 30, 2022, 06:40 AM IST
Nigerian woman tests positive for monkeypox in Delhi; India's case count rises to 14
In Delhi, the first case of monkeypox was reported on July 24.
Sep 19, 2022, 20:46 PM IST
China reports its first monkeypox case as several provinces struggle to fight Covid-19
Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas.
Sep 18, 2022, 11:14 AM IST
Nigerian woman tests positive for monkeypox in Delhi, India's tally rises to 13
The suspected case, also a Nigerian woman, were admitted on September 14, another source said, adding, the seventh and eighth confirmed cases and the suspected case are admitted at present, "all three patients are doing fine.
Sep 16, 2022, 16:33 PM IST
Can monkeypox lead to heart problems? New study REVEALS THIS
According to a case study published in the journal JACC: Case Reports, a patient - who contracted monkeypox - returned to the emergency department three days later reporting chest tightness radiating through the left arm
Sep 03, 2022, 12:31 PM IST
Monkeypox virus outbreak: Several countries continue to see rise in infections; WHO lists three things to eliminate disease
Since early May 2022, monkeypox cases have been reported from countries where the disease is not endemic.
Aug 31, 2022, 23:22 PM IST
Monkeypox treatment: Antiviral tecovirimat found safe and effective, says study
The recent global outbreak of monkeypox has led to more than 45,500 cases as of August 22, 2022. While symptoms usually resolve on their own in 2-4 weeks, a recent study showed that 13 per cent of patients needed hospitalisation.
Aug 30, 2022, 07:53 AM IST
Notion about homosexual contact leading to Monkeypox not true, reveals ICMR study
ICMR study reveals that 3 out of 5 cases of Monkeypox in Delhi had a history of heterosexual contact while the rest have no sexual contact
Aug 26, 2022, 00:09 AM IST
In a first, man tests positive for monkeypox, Covid19 and HIV at the same time - Details here
The man began to develop a series of symptoms, including fatigue, fever, and a sore throat, nine days after returning from a trip to Spain earlier this year.
Aug 25, 2022, 19:05 PM IST
WHO’s update on Monkeypox outbreak: Cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase
Cases in the Americas accounted for 60% of cases in the past month, WHO said, while cases in Europe comprised about 38%. It said infections in the Americas showed “a continuing steep rise.”
Aug 25, 2022, 17:28 PM IST
Monkeypox: Indian Gay men SCARED of getting tested, THIS is the reason
Monkeypox: According to an opinion piece in The South China Morning Post (SCMP), in India where gay sex was decriminalised in 2018, two men refused to get tested after their sexual partners caught monkeypox, fearing discrimination more than the virus itself.
Aug 13, 2022, 22:18 PM IST
Delhi records 5th Monkeypox case as 22-year-old woman tests positive
Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, said the Monkeypox patient is currently under observation.
Aug 13, 2022, 14:54 PM IST
Monkeypox outbreak: Study documents first human-to-dog transmission in THIS country - Read details
Twelve days after the onset of monkeypox symptoms, their male Italian greyhound, aged 4 years and with no previous medical disorders, tested positive for the virus.
Aug 12, 2022, 16:39 PM IST
Monkeypox outbreak: Karnataka steps up safety precautions, details here
Karnataka is catalysing security checks as 5 cases of Monkeypox infections have been found in its neighbouring state Kerala, said K Sudhakar.
Aug 11, 2022, 16:18 PM IST
Monkeypox A.2 strain in India? Scientists find THIS in first two cases
The current outbreak is being driven by the B.1 strain of monkeypox virus, Dr Pragya Yadav, a senior scientist at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) and lead author of the study, said.
Aug 07, 2022, 18:37 PM IST
Monkeypox scare: Govt calls meeting of top health experts as tally rises to 9
India has so far reported nine cases of monkeypox including one death. A 31-year-old woman tested positive for Monkeypox in the national capital on Wednesday. This is the first case of the disease among women in the country. Out of the total of nine cases, four cases are from Delhi while the remaining five have been reported from Kerala.
Aug 04, 2022, 10:57 AM IST
Monkeypox in India: All you need to know about NEW government guidelines
Union Health Ministry on Wednesday released guidelines to prevent the spread of Monkeypox disease. India reported its first Moneypox related death yesterday.
Aug 03, 2022, 13:57 PM IST
