Monkeypox

Here is a look back at five major global events that we witnessed as the year draws to a close.

A total of 23 confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported in the country till December 8 this year, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Rajya Sabha today.

Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing name.

The World Health Organization is planning to rename monkeypox in an effort to destigmatise the virus that gained a foothold in the United States earlier this year

Scientists have found evidence to show that the monkeypox virus can spread from an infected person up to four days before they even start exhibiting symptoms of the disease, a new study has claimed.

The global monkeypox outbreak has been receding for months, but experts warn against prematurely declaring victory because a resurgence remains possible and the virus still circulates in the African countries where it has long been endemic.

Case numbers in the global monkeypox outbreak have now topped 70,000, the WHO announced Wednesday as it warned that declining new cases did not mean people should drop their guard.

The monkeypox vaccine is highly effective, protecting people as early as two weeks after the first dose, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

A 30-year-old Nigerian woman has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi, making it the city's ninth and India's 14th case of the infection, officials said on Monday.

A top Chinese health official has warned citizens against having skin contact with foreigners and recent returnees from abroad to avoid contracting Monkeypox, triggering a social media backlash for his "racist and discriminatory" remarks.

Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said.

The ICMR has analysed the complete genome sequences of Monkeypox cases from Kerala and Delhi from July to August 2022 and found that the genome sequences from India covering 90-99 per cent genome were found to be belonging to A.2 Lineage of clade IIb

A 30-year-old Nigerian woman in Delhi has tested positive for monkeypox, making it the city's eighth and the country's thirteenth case of the viral infection, sources said today.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that the death was confirmed by an autopsy report.

Monkeypox: Myocarditis has also been reported in other monkeypox patients from the 2022 outbreak, although infectious disease specialists think it is most likely a rare consequence.

Here is a look back at five major global events that we witnessed as the year draws to a close.

A total of 23 confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported in the country till December 8 this year, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar told the Rajya Sabha today.

Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing name.

The World Health Organization is planning to rename monkeypox in an effort to destigmatise the virus that gained a foothold in the United States earlier this year

Scientists have found evidence to show that the monkeypox virus can spread from an infected person up to four days before they even start exhibiting symptoms of the disease, a new study has claimed.

The global monkeypox outbreak has been receding for months, but experts warn against prematurely declaring victory because a resurgence remains possible and the virus still circulates in the African countries where it has long been endemic.

Case numbers in the global monkeypox outbreak have now topped 70,000, the WHO announced Wednesday as it warned that declining new cases did not mean people should drop their guard.

The monkeypox vaccine is highly effective, protecting people as early as two weeks after the first dose, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

A 30-year-old Nigerian woman has tested positive for monkeypox in Delhi, making it the city's ninth and India's 14th case of the infection, officials said on Monday.

A top Chinese health official has warned citizens against having skin contact with foreigners and recent returnees from abroad to avoid contracting Monkeypox, triggering a social media backlash for his "racist and discriminatory" remarks.

Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said.

The ICMR has analysed the complete genome sequences of Monkeypox cases from Kerala and Delhi from July to August 2022 and found that the genome sequences from India covering 90-99 per cent genome were found to be belonging to A.2 Lineage of clade IIb

A 30-year-old Nigerian woman in Delhi has tested positive for monkeypox, making it the city's eighth and the country's thirteenth case of the viral infection, sources said today.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said that the death was confirmed by an autopsy report.

Monkeypox: Myocarditis has also been reported in other monkeypox patients from the 2022 outbreak, although infectious disease specialists think it is most likely a rare consequence.