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1Nov

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Mpox not under control as deadly variant found in the UK: Will winter fuel the next epidemic? – Times of India

A worrying statement has been given by the African CDC, which has been working hard to tackle this year's monkeypox infection, in which the majority of deaths have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of the outbreak.The African Union's health watchdog on Thursday warned that mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for resources to avoid a "more severe" pandemic than COVID.Just as this statement comes from the African CDC, the super spreader variant of the monkeypox or mpox virus has been detected in the UK, triggering an alarming situation. The clade 1b virus strain has been found in the UK. This vrisu was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in August. Mpox has killed more than 1,000 in Africa this year.The UK case, i...

17Oct

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1,100 mpox deaths recorded across Africa: CDC – Times of India

NAIROBI: Some 1,100 people across Africa have died from mpox, the African Union's health agency said Thursday, warning that the epidemic was "going out of control" without further action.In all, 42,000 cases have been recorded in Africa since January, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, with cases reported for the first time in Zambia and Zimbabwe. This brings to 18 the number of African countries where mpox has been officially detected this year, it said."Mpox is going out of control if we don't act," Africa CDC head Jean Kaseya told an online media briefing."I'm so sad to say we now have more than 1,000 deaths due to mpox, as you can see this week, week 40, we have 1,100 deaths reported in total."The majority of deaths have been in the Democratic Republic of...

30Sep

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MPox Doesn’t Exist? Report Falsely Claims There Is No Scientific Evidence For Monkeypox

The Verdict [False] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not make such a statement. Mpox is a real viral illness. Context Users on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) shared an article (archived here) by Slay News, a website known for spreading fabricated and misleading stories, headlined "FDA Admits There's 'Zero Scientific Evidence' That 'Monkeypox Virus' Exists" (example archived here). The article was shared with captions like "Newly unsealed documents have revealed an explosive confession from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the so-called "monkeypox virus" (example archived here). The X post has over 400 thousand views. Other users remarked, "FDA pushes "testing" and "vaccines" for a virus that—by the FDA's own words—does not exist" (example archived here). Acc...

19Sep

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As New MPox Strain Spreads, Bustling Gold-Mining Town In Congo Emerges As Hotspot: Report

A gold-mining town in eastern Congo has emerged as a hotspot for mpox as a new strain spreads, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. Kamituga is part of the South Kivu province, where more than 6,000 people are suspected to have contracted the virus. South Kivu is the "epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization has labelled a global health emergency", the report noted. The new strain of the virus is reportedly spreading largely through skin-to-skin contact, including but not limited to sex. As per the report, experts say that a lack of funds, vaccines and information is making it difficult to stop its spread. Overall, Congo has more than 21,000 of the 25,093 confirmed and suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, according to WHO’s most recent c...

10Sep

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Mpox Patient At LNJP Has Genital Ulcers, Skin Rashes, But No Fever: Health Dept Official

New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI) The mpox patient admitted to the LNJP Hospital here is in stable condition, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday. Bharadwaj conducted a surprise inspection at the hospital earlier in the day to assess its preparations for dealing with cases of mpox and dengue. "There is one confirmed patient of mpox at LNJP hospital. He has a travel history and it is believed that he got infected during his travel abroad," the minister said. "The patient has been isolated in a separate ward. He is in a stable condition," he added. The 26-year-old patient, a resident of Haryana's Hisar, has only genital ulcers and skin rashes but no fever, a health department official said. The patient was kept in the disaster management ward of the hospital, according to a stateme...

10Sep

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Centre confirms mpox case, but says it’s a different strain | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Monday confirmed that the person who was recently isolated on arrival to India from an African country is positive for the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus.However, the ministry clarified, the strain of the Mpox virus affecting the person, West African clade 2, is not part of the current public health emergency. "This case is an isolated case, like the earlier 30 cases reported in India from July 2022 onwards and is not a part of the current public health emergency (reported by WHO) which is regarding clade 1 of mpox," the health ministry explained.Sources said the person found positive for Mpox had travelled to India from a country experiencing ongoing Mpox transmission.He is currently isolated at a designated tertiary care isolation facility in Delhi. "The p...

9Sep

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Govt Confirms ‘Isolated’ Mpox Case In India, Says Infection ‘Not Part Of Current…’

The Union Health Ministry has confirmed a previously suspected case of Mpox (monkeypox) in India as a travel-related infection, distinct from the current public health emergency reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). This case, identified in a young male who recently travelled from a country with ongoing Mpox transmission, involves the West African clade 2 of the Mpox virus. The patient, currently isolated at a designated tertiary care facility, remains clinically stable and is not exhibiting any systemic illness or comorbidities. "This case is an isolated incident, similar to the 30 cases reported in India since July 2022. It is not part of the public health emergency concerning clade 1 of Mpox," the Health Ministry stated on Monday. ALSO READ | Mpox Outbreak Explained With 12 K...

8Sep

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Mpox: Suspected Case Identified In India, Patient Isolated After Travel From Affected Country

A young male patient, who recently travelled from a country experiencing Mpox (monkeypox) transmission, has been identified as a suspected Mpox case, the Union Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday. The patient has been isolated in a designated hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. In a statement, the Health Ministry said, "Samples from the patient are being tested to confirm the presence of Mpox. The case is being managed in line with established protocols, and contact tracing is ongoing to identify potential sources and assess the impact within the country." The Ministry reassured the public, emphasising that "the development of this case is consistent with the earlier risk assessment conducted by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and there is no cause for undue ...

8Sep

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Man recently back from Mpox-affected country identified as suspected case | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A young male patient, who recently returned from a country with active Mpox (monkeypox) transmission, was identified on Sunday as a suspected case of the disease.The patient has been isolated in a designated hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable, according to the Union health ministry.Health officials have collected samples from the patient to confirm whether he has contracted Mpox.The Union health ministry stressed that this case aligns with previous risk assessments conducted by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and reassured the public that there is no cause for undue concern at this time.The NCDC had earlier flagged potential risks of Mpox transmission due to international travel from affected regions, and the authorities are closely monitoring ...

30Aug

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Mpox: Are measles, chickenpox, and smallpox vaccines effective against mpox? | – Times of India

Mpox virus has affected nearly 115 countries since its major outbreak in 2022. It has been declared a Global Health Emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Having wreaked havoc in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries, this virus is now threatening to become the next global epidemic.According to WHO, "Mpox is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus.It is a viral infection that can spread between people, mainly through close contact, and occasionally from the environment to people via objects and surfaces that have been touched by someone with mpox. In areas where the monkeypox virus is present among certain wild animals, it can also be transmitted from infected animals to people who have contact with them."A potential pandemic?Mpox was once described as a ra...