Monkeypox

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 the mpox outbreak…

New York: To avoid racist stereotypes and stigmatisation, the WHO has recommended that the monkeypox virus be renamed "mpox". Both names -- mpox and monkeypox -- will be used simultaneously for one year while the latter is phased out,…

Beijing: China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing, according to reports. The traveller, who arrived in China, has been put in quarantine. All close contacts have been isolated and are under…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said more than 35,000 cases of monkeypox had been reported from 92 countries while 12 monkeypox-related deaths have been registered so far. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…

New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Wednesday released a list of dos and don'ts on the monkeypox viral disease. “Protect yourself from #Monkeypox. Know what you should and should not do to avoid contracting the disease," the health…

New Delhi: The national capital on Tuesday reported third case of monkeypox as another Nigerian man has tested positive for infection. With the fresh case, the country has now a total of eight cases. The man was admitted to the Delhi…

New Delhi: Kerala on Tuesday reported another case of Monkeypox, taking the total tally to 5. This was confirmed by State Health Minister Veena George. He had reached Kozhikode airport on July 27 from the UAE and was undergoing treatment…

Thiruvananthapuram: A 22-year-old man, suspected to have contracted monkeypox, died in Kerala’s Thrissur district on Saturday. Following this, the samples of the deceased have been sent to the National Institute of Virology, regional…

New York: The officials of New York City has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The announcement was made by Mayor Eric Adams and health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan on Saturday, saying that a total of 150,000 city residents…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is all set to hold a high-level meeting on Saturday to chalk out strategies to contain any possible outbreak of Monkeypox virus in the State amid reports of detection of the viral disease in some other…