Monkeypox

As the World Health Organisation’s emergency committee convenes Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis, some scientists say the striking differences between the outbreaks in Africa and in developed countries...

A 31-year old man who arrived in Kerala last week from Dubai has tested positive for monkeypox, making it the second case in India this year, state Health Minister Veena George said on Monday.The minister said the patient, who...

As India reports second confirmed case of monkeypox from Kerala, the state Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) department Friday issued advisory on the prevention and management of monkeypox—a viral zoonotic disease.In an advisory, principal director H&FW, Dr. K Vikato...

Kerala has registered India's second case of monkeypox, Health Minister Veena George said on Mondayd. A 31-year-old man, who had arrived from Dubai and was under treatment at the Pariyaram Medical College hospital at Kannur, has turned positive for the...

A man, who reached Kannur district in Kerala from a Middle East country, was admitted to the government medical college after he showed signs of monkeypox. The hospital authorities told IANS that the youth was under observation in an isolated...

The Kerala government on Friday stepped up vigil to prevent spread of monkeypox, issuing special alerts to five districts, a day after the southern state reported the country’s first case of the rare virus infection.After chairing a high-level meeting...

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday asked states to increase surveillance on monkeypox, which has been reported in many countries across the world. In a letter to the states and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan reiterated that there should...

 Medical experts are warning that the United States is at risk of losing control of the monkeypox outbreak due to sluggish government response, media report said. US President Joe Biden's administration "has been too slow to respond to the monkeypox...

Higher prevalence of skin lesions in the genital and anal area and lower tiredness and fever were seen among new monkeypox patients than among those infected during previous outbreaks of the virus, according to a study published in The...

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has confirmed a total of 278 cases of monkeypox in the country as of June 29. The cases had been reported nationally, including four cases from British Columbia, five from Alberta, 67...