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Nigeria issues measures to prevent possible spread of monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government on Friday set up an inter-ministerial committee to prevent the possible spread of the monkeypox disease in the country.
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Monkeypox cases rise to 200 globally, WHO urges countries to increase surv
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): World Health Organisation said on Friday that Monkeypox cases have risen across the world taking the total number of infections to 200 and cases have been reported across 20 countries.
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Private company announces development of RT-PCR based kit for Monkeypox Vi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): A medical devices company on Friday announced to have developed a real-time RT-PCR-based kit for the detection of Monkeypox (Orthopoxvirus) virus.
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India is prepared for monkeypox, no cases in country yet: ICMR
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): With monkeypox cases being identified across the world, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) official on Friday said that India is prepared in view of increasing infections in the non-endemic countries, however, no cases have been reported in the
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US confirms 9 monkeypox cases across 7 states
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States has confirmed nine monkeypox cases across seven states, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday.
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Amid increasing Monkeypox cases in non-endemic countries, Centre to releas
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry will soon be releasing guidelines on monkeypox.
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Tanzania issues alert over monkeypox as outbreak reported in Europe
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian health authorities late Wednesday issued an alert over the reported outbreak of monkeypox in some countries in Europe.
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Monkeypox not as contagious as COVID-19, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Monkeypox outbreak has been witnessed in nearly 20 countries, however, no suspected cases of the disease have been detected in India so far, referring to which, a health expert on Wednesday said that it is not as contagious as COVID-19 that wreaked havoc a
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Monkeypox virus detected in Portugal less aggressive, researcher says
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], May 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The monkeypox virus circulating in Portugal belongs to a less aggressive lineage spreading in West Africa, the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge said Tuesday.
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US: CDC issues new monkeypox warning as more potential cases found
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new warning regarding monkeypox on Monday as it is investigating four more suspected cases in the country.
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New monkeypox case confirmed in Canary Islands
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Canary Islands [Spain], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Health authorities in the Canary Islands on Monday confirmed a case of monkeypox in Gran Canaria, bringing the total number of cases in Spain to date to 35.
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Denmark confirms first monkeypox case
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The first case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Denmark in a person who tested positive after returning from a trip to Gran Canaria in Spain, the Danish health authorities said on Monday.
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