The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed a new case of Clade Ib mpox, bringing the total to four cases, all within the same household. The latest patient, currently …
As mpox continues to spread in Central Africa, a promising antiviral drug to treat the infection has failed to improve patients’ symptoms in a trial in the Democratic Republic of …
The disease caused by the monkeypox leads to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions (Representational). Manila: The Philippines has confirmed two more mpox virus infections of the milder clade 2 variety, …
“International action” is needed to curb the spread of a potentially deadly infection that has already been declared a global health emergency, officials have said. In a major update the …
More than four years since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the WHO (World Health Organization) in March 2020, fear of another mass outbreak looms large. The WHO, on August …
Mpox has been a public health problem in parts of Africa for decades New Delhi: The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that …
In May 2023, the World Health Organization released a statement declaring the end of mpox—formerly known as monkeypox—as a public health emergency. Just over a year later, the agency has …
Scientists have sounded the alarm over the virus’ high fatality rate and rapid spread. (Image: Getty) Global health chiefs have declared mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) a global emergency, as …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed it will be convening an emergency committee to assess the threat of monkeypox. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the committee will …
The increasing spread of the monkeypox virus in Africa may be declared a global emergency. World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday (August 7) he had …