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Pakistan: Two more mpox cases detected; stricter surveillance, border chec
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Two more cases of monkeypox virus have been detected in Pakistan, raising further concerns following which the Pakistan government ordered strict surveillance and precautionary measures at all entry points, including airports, Express Tribune reported citing officials.
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WHO calls for increased surveillance, sharing of data, vaccines to combat
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A day after Sweden confirmed the first case of more contagious monkeypox variant outside Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged affected countries to work together to tackle the monkeypox outbreak and called on all nations to address
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Pakistan confirms first monkeypox case of 2024
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan has confirmed its first monkeypox case of the year after a man who recently returned from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the virus
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Pakistan: Three passengers diagnosed with monkeypox at Karachi airport
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Sindh health department surveillance team carried out an action at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport during which three passengers who arrived in Karachi from Libya were diagnosed with monkeypox.
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Virtual wards are both safe, effective for treating mpox patients: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A UK research presented at this year's European Conference of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2023, Copenhagen, 15-18 April) reveals that most persons with mpox (previously known as monkeypox) may be successfully treated on virtual wards without hospitalisation.
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"mpox" to be used as synonym for monkeypox, reveals WHO
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Following a series of consultations with global experts on using a preferred term for the disease, the WHO said in an official statement that both names will be used simultaneously for one year while "monkeypox" is phased out.
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WHO looking to rename monkeypox to 'MPOX': Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to rename monkeypox to "MPOX" to destigmatize the virus, according to a US newspaper report.
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Got a mouth ulcer? It might be monkeypox, says rsearch
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
German research links the presence of an ulcer in a patient's mouth to the presence of the deadly monkeypox virus.
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Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee that was held on Thursday regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox. The third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox was convened via videoconference. Eleven of the 15 Members an
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Research: Monkeypox risk higher in children 8 or younger
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, reports The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
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New Delhi: India's tally of Monkeypox now stands at 19 after Nigerian test
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the sources, "the latest case is of a Nigerian who is admitted at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) in Delhi, patient is stable and under treatment."
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14th monkeypox case reported in India, 9th in Delhi: Official sources
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): India on Monday reported the 14th monkeypox case after a Nigerian national tested positive in Delhi, taking the figure to nine cases in Delhi, said official sources.
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