China discovers cluster of new mpox strainChinese health authorities have detected a new mutated mpox strain, clade Ib, spreading after WHO declared a global public health emergency...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.41 AM IST
Deadliest bleeding eye disease caused by Marburg virus is severe, has only 50% survival rate. Check all detailsThe bleeding eye disease, one of the deadliest in the world, has spared global fear and has killed 15 people so far in Rwanda. A warning ha...
04 Dec, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
Canada confirms first case of clade I mpox in CanadaCanada confirmed its first case of clade I mpox in Manitoba. The case is linked to an outbreak in central and eastern Africa, and the indiv...
23 Nov, 2024, 10.07 AM IST
Newer mpox strain poses bigger threat to girls, young women and is spreading fast. Check symptomsA new study has revealed that girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox. The ...
22 Oct, 2024, 07.49 PM IST
Kerala's reports second Mpox case: Here's what we know about India’s third caseKerala has confirmed its second case of Mpox, increasing India's total to three infections. The latest patient, a 26-year-old man from the ...
28 Sep, 2024, 10.05 AM 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
More imported cases of new mpox strain in Europe expected, public health agency saysEurope expects more mpox clade I cases following a new outbreak in Africa, but the general threat remains low. The European Centre for Dise...
17 Aug, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
Explained: Why mpox is sparking global concern againAs COVID-19's impact fades, a new health alert has emerged regarding Mpox, a disease mostly found in Africa but now spreading international...
17 Aug, 2024, 04.42 PM 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
Africa public health body declares mpox emergencyAfrica’s top public health body has declared a "public health emergency of continental security" due to a significant mpox outbreak spreadi...
13 Aug, 2024, 07.46 PM IST
What is Mpox virus and its symptoms? WHO considers international health emergencyThe World Health Organization is considering declaring an international public health emergency due to a worsening mpox outbreak in Africa....
05 Aug, 2024, 02.22 PM IST
Dengue, monkeypox, abnormal Covid-19 vaccine coverage: Health threats which are in store in 2024New health threats are plaguing 2024, with the emergence of the JN. 1 coronavirus strain, mosquito carrier diseases, monkeypox, as well as ...
02 Jan, 2024, 10.12 PM IST
WHO turns to public for monkeypox name changeThe UN health agency has for weeks voiced concern about the name of the disease that emerged onto the global stage in May. Experts warn the...
16 Aug, 2022, 05.55 PM IST
Pune: ICMR-NIV reveals Monkeypox virus strain A.2 in two UAE-returned travellersThe study also mentioned the details about both the cases where a 35-year-old male and 31-year-old male from UAE tested positive for Monkey...
07 Aug, 2022, 07.46 AM IST
Indian scientists find higher viral load in asymptomatic COVID-19 patientsThe researchers, including those from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad, advise testing asymptomatic pr...
01 Sep, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
India's corona strain same as globe, uniformity good for vaccine efficacy: ScientistThe strain of the novel coronavirus in a majority of cases in India is the predominant subtype found in other parts of the globe, a uniform...
24 Jul, 2020, 07.46 PM IST
Scientists estimate Covid may have entered India in November-DecemberTop scientists in the country have estimated that the ancestor of the novel coronavirus strain from Wuhan was in circulation by Dec 11, 201...
04 Jun, 2020, 10.58 AM IST