NEW YORK — Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. The person had traveled to eastern Africa and was treated in Northern California upon return, according to the California Department of Public Health. Symptoms are improving and the … Read more
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The Union Health Ministry has asked state governments to increase awareness about preventive measures, and timely report mpox cases, if any, to mitigate panic read more A day after India reported its first suspected case of mpox virus in a young male patient, the Union government on Monday issued a fresh advisory to all the … Read more
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Mpox was declared a global emergency last month, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission. The highly contagious virus has been spreading rapidly to other countries, including Sweden, Thailand, Singapore, Pakistan and others. India, too, has recorded a suspected case of monkeypox in a man who travelled recently from a country suffering an outbreak. … Read more
 "26-year-old Haryana man is India first confirmed mpox case, should Indians be worried? – Firstpost")
Laboratory testing of the suspected mpox case in India confirmed that the 26-year-old man from Haryana’s Hisar, who recently returned from abroad, has been infected by the West African Clade 2 strain of the virus read more India has the first confirmed case of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) virus. The Ministry of Health said … Read more
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Mpox, which has been spreading at a rapid rate across the world, has finally landed on India’s shores with a 38-year-old man from Kerala being positively diagnosed with the virus’ Clade 1B on Monday. Prior to this, another person was found to have the infection in Delhi, with officials later confirming that he had been … Read more
 "Kerala confirms second mpox case, again a UAE return youth tests positive – Firstpost")
The 26-year-old youth, a native of Kerala’s Ernakulam district, who returned from the UAE on Friday tested positive for mpox. He is receiving treatment at a private hospital read more A second case of mpox has been reported in Kerala where a 26-year-old youth who recently returned from the UAE has tested positive. As per … Read more
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The Union Health Ministry has rolled out new advisories to states and union territories, urging them to enforce strict infection prevention and control measures to stem the spread of mpox. This announcement comes in light of India confirming its second case of the deadly virus in Kerala, where a 26-year-old man, who had recently returned … Read more
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The WHO approved diagnostic test for mpox enables the detection of the virus from swabs taken from human lesions read more The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks. More than 800 people have died across … Read more
To control the growing threat of the Mpox virus, the Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for Mpox has allocated 899,000 vaccine doses to Nigeria and eight other African countries with high infection rates. This was disclosed in a joint statement by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. AAM is a framework … Read more
KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa, but the epidemic is not over, the African Union’s health watchdog said Thursday. Fifteen countries across Africa recorded 11,453 mpox cases in the last four weeks, compared with 12,802 in the four weeks prior, the Africa Centers for Disease … Read more
