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An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for 9 countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge. | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for 9 countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other…
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Geneva, Switzerland: The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified a mpox vaccine — a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa. The announcement came on the heels of the arrival of the first MVA-BN vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…
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Mpox infections are generally self-limiting, lasting between two and four weeks. (Representational) Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala health department on Friday said another Mpox case was reported in the state and urged those who have symptoms to seek treatment. The southern state had reported the country’s first confirmed case of the new strain earlier this week. A…
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India had so far not reported an mpox case from the new strain New Delhi: The Centre today said that an mpox case involving a man in Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia’s first recorded case from the new strain. Health Ministry spokesperson Manisha Verma confirmed the strain after news…
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A healthcare worker treats an Mpox patient at a hospital in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province on September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of Mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. It has reached…
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The WHO has declared a public health emergency over the spread of Mpox, or monkeypox (File). Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Wednesday confirmed India’s second Mpox, or monkeypox case. The patient has been isolated, the state has said, and is being treated in accordance with established medical protocols. Health Minister Veena George said a 38-year-old man from…
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Mpox is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals. (Representational) Rabat: Morocco has recorded a case of mpox in the tourist city of Marrakesh, the first in north Africa since the WHO declared an international emergency last month, the Africa CDC said. “Africa CDC confirms the first mpox case in North Africa…
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New Delhi: India on Monday reported its first confirmed case of “travel-related” Mpox, or monkeypox, in a young male who tested positive for a strain from western Africa. The patient is in stable condition, the government has said, and is without systemic illness or comorbidities, having already been isolated over the weekend on suspicion of…
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Mpox: The centre has also directed a review of public health preparedness. (File) New Delhi: The government has issued a directive over the Mpox outbreak and suggested screening, testing, and contact tracing of all suspected patients. States have also been asked to identify hospitals to prep isolation facilities for treating suspected as well as confirmed…
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New Delhi: The government on Monday recommended screening and testing of all suspected Mpox, or monkeypox patients, and isolation of confirmed cases, as well as contact tracing to “prevent and/or minimise risk of any case or death due to Mpox in the country”. States and union territories have been urged to identify hospitals to prep…