UN health agency declares monkeypox a global emergencyDeclaring a global emergency means the monkeypox outbreak is an "extraordinary event" that could spill over into more countries and require...
23 Jul, 2022, 10.10 PM IST
Monkeypox cases top 5,000: WHOThough case numbers are rapidly increasing, the United Nations health agency has not set a date for its emergency committee on monkeypox to...
06 Jul, 2022, 01.14 AM IST
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergencyDeclaring monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the U.N. health agency considers the outbreak to be an "extraordinary event" and th...
23 Jun, 2022, 11.41 PM IST
WHO is investigating if monkeypox is a ‘global health emergency’. Here is all you need to knowAccording to the WHO, this year's monkeypox outbreak has been characterised by varying symptoms among those affected, with many cases "not ...
16 Jun, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Europe 'epicentre' of monkeypox outbreak: WHOThe UN health body already announced on Tuesday that it would hold an emergency meeting next week to determine whether to classify the outb...
15 Jun, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
UK reports 104 more cases of monkeypox, mostly in menThe UK's Health Security Agency said Monday there were now 470 cases of monkeypox across the country, with the vast majority in gay or bise...
13 Jun, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
UK: 77 new monkeypox cases, biggest outbreak outside AfricaOn Sunday, the World Health Organization said more than two dozen countries that haven't previously identified monkeypox cases reported 780...
06 Jun, 2022, 10.16 PM IST
Samples of 5-year-old UP girl collected for suspected monkeypoxThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday it was aware of more than 700 global cases of monkeypox, including 21 i...
04 Jun, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
Monkeypox - a new pandemic? Here’s what WHO has to say about itMonkeypox poses new Pandemic threat amid rising covid and monkeypox cases. WHO clarifies.
31 May, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
Monkeypox cases rising amid vaccine hoarding concernsMonkeypox, a usually mild viral infection, is endemic in the African countries of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic o...
29 May, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
More than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency"This is the first time that chains of transmission are reported in Europe without known epidemiological links to West or Central Africa, w...
26 May, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
'Antivirals may work against Monkeypox'As per the study published in British medical journal Lancet, researchers analysed patients' response to the first off-label use of two ant...
25 May, 2022, 01.04 AM IST
Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in EuropeIn an interview with The Associated Press, Dr. David Heymann, who formerly headed WHO's emergencies department, said the leading theory to ...
23 May, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
Monkeypox spreads in West, baffling African scientistsCases of the smallpox-related disease haven't previously been seen among people with no links to central and West Africa. But in the past w...
20 May, 2022, 07.03 PM IST
Britain offers smallpox vaccine as monkeypox cases spread in EuropeMonkeypox is a usually mild viral illness, characterised by symptoms of fever as well as a distinctive bumpy rash.
20 May, 2022, 02.37 PM IST
Australia reports probable case of monkeypox infectionA man in his 40s developed a mild illness several days after arriving back in Sydney with symptoms clinically compatible with monkeypox, Ne...
20 May, 2022, 08.19 AM IST
Massachusetts identifies first 2022 US case of monkeypox infectionThe Public Health Agency of Canada late on Wednesday issued a statement saying it is aware of the monkeypox cases in Europe and is closely ...
19 May, 2022, 08.21 AM IST