Polio in US, UK and Israel reveals rare risk of oral vaccineNow, in a surprising twist in the decades-long effort to eradicate the virus, authorities in Jerusalem, New York and London have discovered...
21 Aug, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Monkeypox to be renamed by World Health Organization after scientists say the word is biased toward AfricaThe World Health Organization has decided to rename the rapidly spreading monkeypox virus. The replacement of the monkeypox virus name has ...
15 Jun, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Monkeypox virus spreading since 2017, had undergone 47 mutations since then, says studyThe good news is that researchers have found that the existing viruses are less fit than the 2017 ones.
08 Jun, 2022, 05.06 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
Govt guidelines on monkeypox stress on surveillance, rapid identification, isolationThe guidelines proposed a surveillance strategy to rapidly identify cases and clusters of infections and the sources of infections as soon ...
31 May, 2022, 09.33 PM IST
WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknownsIn a public session on Monday, WHO's Dr. Rosamund Lewis said it was critical to emphasize that the vast majority of cases being seen in doz...
30 May, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countriesEarlier this week, a top adviser to WHO said the outbreak in Europe, U.S., Israel, Australia and beyond was likely linked to sex at two rec...
27 May, 2022, 06.06 PM IST
India is prepared for Monkeypox, no cases in country yet: ICMRThe health expert also emphasised keeping a close watch on unusual symptoms, especially those who have a travel history from the monkeypox-...
27 May, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
Monkeypox cases confirmed in 12 countries, may spread globally: WHOThe 12 countries — the US, Canada, Australia, UK, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden — are not en...
25 May, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
United Arab Emirates detects first case of monkeypoxThe government said little about the patient, but stressed that authorities were investigating her contacts and "taking all necessary measu...
24 May, 2022, 09.41 PM IST
Covid, monkeypox pose formidable challenge to world: WHOThe global health agency confirmed 92 active cases of monkeypox around the world and another 28 suspected infections in 12 countries. WHO D...
24 May, 2022, 03.02 PM 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: UK brings in isolation measures to contain spreadThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said close contacts of someone with “unprotected direct contact” with a confirmed case of monkeypox a...
23 May, 2022, 07.05 PM IST
Monkeypox scare: Health Ministry directs NCDC, ICMR to keep close watchThe monkeypox outbreak is something "everybody should be concerned about," U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that U.S. health...
22 May, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Israel reports first case of monkeypox, suspects othersSharon Alroy-Preis, the head of public health services at the ministry, told Israeli Army Radio Sunday that medical teams were investigatin...
22 May, 2022, 11.46 AM IST