What is mpox as first case in US confirmed without any travel history? How dangerous is it and is there any vaccine?Mpox cases in US 2025: US health officials are investigating potential local transmission of a more dangerous mpox strain, 'clade I', in Ca...
17 Oct, 2025, 11.56 PM IST
Clade 1 Mpox virus found in US wastewater- here's what you need to know about health risksUS health officials have detected the severe Clade 1 Mpox virus in Pierce County wastewater, raising significant public health concerns. Th...
30 Sep, 2025, 09.06 PM IST
Bavarian Nordic inks Mpox vaccine deal with Serum InstituteBavarian Nordic A/S partnered with the Serum Institute of India to produce its mpox vaccine. The Serum Institute will supply the Indian mar...
16 Dec, 2024, 05.11 PM 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
US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a travelerThe first U.S. case of a new form of mpox, initially detected in eastern Congo, has been confirmed in a traveler returning from the region....
17 Nov, 2024, 12.23 AM IST
Mpox outbreak: Rich nations have millions of shots as Africa's outbreak spreads; will they share?Rich countries have hundreds of millions of vaccine doses that could help combat an mpox outbreak in Africa, where donated shots are insuff...
12 Sep, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
Why Africa is still waiting for mpox vaccines amid global health concernsAfrica was expected to receive its first 10,000 mpox vaccines, highlighting a slow global response compared to other regions. The WHO began...
24 Aug, 2024, 05.17 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 outbreak raises alarm, is it deadly like Corona, will there be a Covid-like lockdown?The monkey pox virus, now also termed as Mpox, has ended up becoming one of biggest medical fears of the health fraternity across the globe...
23 Aug, 2024, 06.36 AM IST
Mpox-linked stocks extend rally into second week, Geo Vax up 47%Shares of some mpox vaccine and drug developers jumped sharply on Monday in premarket trading, putting them on track to extend gains from l...
19 Aug, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
Is another mega risk building up for global economy?WHO declared mpox, a viral infection, a global health emergency following an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread t...
16 Aug, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, health authorities sayPakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department reported three cases of mpox in patients who arrived from the United Arab Emirates. The Wor...
16 Aug, 2024, 04.03 PM 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
Mpox killed 548 people in DR Congo since start of 2024The Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced a severe mpox outbreak, causing 548 deaths and over 15,000 potential cases. All provinces ...
15 Aug, 2024, 08.21 PM IST
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreadsEarlier this week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the mpox outbreaks were a public health emergency, ...
14 Aug, 2024, 11.17 PM IST
WHO to use 'mpox' for monkeypox to tackle stigmaThe WHO launched a public consultation process to find a new name for the disease earlier this year and received more than 200 proposals. T...
29 Nov, 2022, 07.52 AM IST
WHO vows nothing 'ridiculous' as public submits ideas to rename monkeypoxOften disease names are chosen behind closed doors by a technical committee, but the WHO has this time decided to open up the process to th...
16 Aug, 2022, 10.02 PM IST