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
Monkey Pox becomes a global threat: Is India at risk and what is the current status?India is monitoring the Mpox situation closely after the World Health Organization's declaration of the disease as a public health emergenc...
20 Aug, 2024, 12.35 PM IST
PM Modi monitoring Mpox status; meeting takes stock of preparednessPrime Minister Narendra Modi has been monitoring the Mpox situation with no current cases in the country. A high-level meeting assessed the...
19 Aug, 2024, 12.36 AM IST
Plan afoot at ICMR to hold sero-survey among contacts of patientsWHO has declared monkeypox a "global public health emergency of international concern". India has reported ten cases of monkeypox so far.
19 Aug, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
Stigma free Monkeypox communication important to check its spread: ExpertHealth minister Mansukh Mandaviya also told the Parliament on Tuesday that the disease was not limited to any particular group, and spread ...
03 Aug, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
WHO dispels hoax on monkeypox link with gay sexMonkeypox can spread from close physical contact regardless of any sexual orientation or race and that LGBTQs are not 'spreaders' of monkey...
01 Aug, 2022, 02.58 PM IST
Monkeypox can spread from close physical contact regardless of sexual orientation, race, says expertsMonkeypox can spread from close physical contact regardless of sexual orientation or race and scapegoating or demonising the entire LGBTQ c...
31 Jul, 2022, 05.29 PM 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
NTAGI members agree on reducing Covid booster dose gap to 6 months; discuss monkeypoxThe NTAGI's Standing Technical Sub-Committee (STSC), which met on Thursday, also reviewed the findings of a study by the Christian Medical ...
16 Jun, 2022, 08.11 PM IST
Monkeypox: Health ministry issues advisory for international passengersThe "Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease" issued to the states and Union territories include an annexure -- advisory for internat...
31 May, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
Best time to get a PCR test for monkeypox, smallpox vaccine's effectiveness, and other FAQs about this fast-spreading virusExperts are wondering that how can a virus that was limited to a certain area for decades has suddenly become a globe-trotting threat.
28 May, 2022, 05.24 PM IST
West Bengal asks hospitals to ready isolation beds for monkeypox cases"Although monkeypox has not been reported in India, but with new cases being detected from various countries, chances of this disease occur...
27 May, 2022, 09.44 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 threat: Mumbai civic body keeps isolation ward ready in hospitalAll health facilities in Mumbai have been informed to notify and refer any suspected Monkeypox case to the Kasturba Hospital.
24 May, 2022, 04.50 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
WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in EuropeIn what Germany described as the largest outbreak in Europe ever, cases have been reported in at least eight European countries - Belgium, ...
20 May, 2022, 10.43 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