Monkeypox
Monkeypox outbreak: Just when you thought it was safe to go outside
Here’s all you need to know about Monkeypox, from its effects to ways in which you and your family can stay safe and happy.
Los Angeles reports 2nd US monkeypox death
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health said on Monday it had confirmed the area's first death due to monkeypox, saying the individual was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalised.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared monkeypox a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’.
Kerala reports India’s first monkeypox-related death
Indian state of Kerala has reported the first monkeypox-related death in the country.
Monkeypox: Spain, Brazil report first deaths outside Africa
Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.
EU approves monkeypox vaccine
Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO) said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last week by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
Man with no foreign travel history tests positive for monkeypox in Delhi
A 34-year-old man in Delhi with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox virus, making it the fourth case of the infection in India and the first in the national capital.
Monkeypox: India orders health screening of international travellers
After the second case of Monkeypox was reported, the Indian Health Ministry today (July 18, 2022) ordered strict enforcement of health screening of international travellers arriving in the country’s airports and ports.
India reports 2nd case of monkeypox
India today reported its second confirmed case of monkeypox when a 31-year-old man who came from Dubai last week was diagnosed with the infection, just three days after the first case came to the fore.
Monkeypox: Screening to start at airports, land ports
The health directorate has issued an alert for all international airports and land ports in Bangladesh to launch monkeypox screening of all incoming passengers from countries where cases have been detected.
How prepared is Bangladesh to deal with monkeypox?
Around 80 monkeypox patients have been identified in 11 different countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning that more cases may be detected. It said it was still trying to learn more about 50 other suspects without naming any countries.
WHO calls emergency meeting as 100 monkeypox cases detected in Europe
The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.
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Several cases of monkeypox have been detected in North America and Europe since early May, sparking concern that the disease, endemic in parts of Africa, is spreading.
7 monkeypox cases confirmed in Spain as European outbreak grows
Health officials in Spain reported seven cases of monkeypox and Portugal updated its number of confirmed cases to 14 Thursday as an outbreak of a viral disease typically limited to Africa expanded in Europe.