Geneva: The World Health Organization said genetic changes are being examined to be the cause of the rapid spread of the disease. The two distinct clades, or variants, of the virus were called the Congo Basin (Central African) and West African clades, after the two regions
Geneva: The World Health Organisation, which is looking to rename monkeypox, called Tuesday for help from the public in coming up with a less stigmatising designation for the fast-spreading disease. The UN health agency has for weeks voiced concern about the name of the disease that
Montreal: With the monkeypox vaccine in short supply in the United States, thousands of foreigners, including Americans are flocking to Montreal to get their shots. The capital of Quebec province, located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of the US border, has decided to make the
New Delhi: Delhi reported its fourth case of monkeypox with a 31-year-old Nigerian woman testing positive for the disease, official sources said. With this case, India’s tally of monkeypox infections has gone up to nine. She is the first woman in India to test positive for
New Delhi: Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India and a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines, health minister Mansukh Madaviya said . Replying to queries in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour,
Kochi: India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the current outbreak. Last week, Spain reported two monkeypox-related deaths and Brazil its first. The death
Madrid: Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths,, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa. Spain is one of the world’s worst-hit countries, with 4,298 people there infected with the virus, according to the health
Geneva: Scientists advising the World Health Organization (WHO) on monkeypox say the window is closing to stop its spread, with cases currently doubling every two weeks, raising concerns that it will take several months for the outbreak to peak. WHO Europe has forecast just over 27,000
Copenhagen: The European Commission (EC) has approved a smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency, the Danish drugmaker that developed the jab said on Monday. “The European Commission has extended the marketing authorization for the
New Delhi: As India reported its fourth monkeypox case— a 34-year-old male from Delhi with no foreign travel history — the WHO urged New Delhi to urgently enhance surveillance and public health measures to detect the infection and mount responses, besides considering informed vaccination options. The