France identifies first case of new mpox variantFrance confirms its first case of the new mpox variant in a woman from Brittany, linked to contacts who returned from Central Africa. Healt...
07 Jan, 2025, 08.53 AM IST
'Bleeding eye' virus triggers global fear: Urgent warning issued to UK, Africa travelers over 'deadliest' diseaseBleeding eye disease caused by Marburg virus is a severe, often fatal illness in humans, according to WHO. The bleeding eye virus has spark...
04 Dec, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
Pakistan: Another case of mpox reported at Karachi AirportAuthorities at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport have reported a suspected case of monkeypox in a traveller from Jeddah. The individua...
15 Sep, 2024, 07.09 AM IST
Mpox or monkeypox: What it is like to contract the viral disease? Is their taboo like AidsDespite numerous reports, nothing is known about individual cases of mpox, often known as monkeypox. A deeper knowledge of the virus and it...
07 Sep, 2024, 08.29 PM IST
Mpox virus mutating very fast, scientists finding hard to track the new strain: What you need to knowMpox virus Updates: A new strain of the mpox virus, clade Ib, has emerged from Congo, evolving quickly and spreading rapidly among humans. ...
27 Aug, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
Mpox symptoms and transmission explained as India on high alert with designated hospitals and more testing centresIndia's Union Health Ministry directed increased vigilance at international airports and land ports to detect Mpox symptoms among incoming ...
26 Aug, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
India prepares for Mpox outbreak: Health Ministry issues guidelines for airports and hospitalsThe Union Health Ministry has asked airports and land ports to be alert for Mpox symptoms in international travelers. Three hospitals in Ne...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
Mpox vaccines are ready to ship, but aren't being sent. Why?Congo has been desperate for mpox vaccines, but WHO's regulatory delays have prevented their distribution. With manufacturers ready to supp...
24 Aug, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
Mpox vaccine coming soon, says Covishield manufacturer SII's CEO Adar PoonawallaMpox Vaccine: Adar Poonawalla of the Serum Institute of India announced that the company was developing a Mpox vaccine, with results expect...
21 Aug, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Serum Institute says working to develop Monkeypox vaccineThe World Health Organisation on August 14 declared the Mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The move came aft...
20 Aug, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Is Mpox fatal? Is there a vaccine? Do Indians have immunity? Here are all the answers about the highly infectious Monkeypox virusIndia has increased vigilance following the WHO's highest-level alert on monkeypox. Steps include airport and seaport health screenings, an...
20 Aug, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Airports on alert in Pakistan following detection of mpox cases in nationAmid growing concern of an upsurge in mpox infections, the Border Health Services of Pakistan rolled out a notification to intensify survei...
17 Aug, 2024, 11.24 AM IST
WHO calls for increased surveillance, sharing of data, vaccines to combat monkeypox outbreakThe WHO Director-General called for global collaboration after Sweden confirmed the first case of a more contagious monkeypox variant outsi...
17 Aug, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
WHO wants mpox vaccine production surgeThe World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the growing spread of a new, ...
17 Aug, 2024, 10.39 AM IST
Mpox vaccine maker ready to produce 10 million dosesDanish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic stated that it could produce up to 10 million doses of the mpox vaccine by 2025 following a WHO declaratio...
15 Aug, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
AstraZeneca gets $107 mln Pfizer verdict overturned in US cancer drug patent fightOn Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly invalidated Pfizer’s patents related to the cancer drug Nerlynx, overturning a jury's $1...
15 Aug, 2024, 12.47 PM IST
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreakSince January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the sa...
02 May, 2024, 10.52 AM IST