Monkeypox
- India
Delhi man tests positive for monkeypox
New Delhi: A 34-year-old man from the national capital with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox virus, official sources said on Sunday. This is the fourth case of…
- World
WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency
Geneva: The World Health Organisation said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an extraordinary situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur…
- World
US may face more monkeypox cases before numbers dip: CDC chief
Washington: The US may see more cases of monkeypox before the numbers go down, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rochelle Walensky said. “With the scale-up of testing,…
- Middle East
Third in Gulf, Qatar reports first case of monkeypox
Doha: The Qatari Ministry of Public Health on Friday announced the registration of the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the country, becoming the third Gulf country to report the disease after…
- India
Monkeypox: Third case reported from Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: A 35 year-old man, who came to Kerala from UAE earlier this month, has tested positive for monkeypox, making him the third case of the virus from the country as well…
- Bangalore
After Covid hiatus, monkeypox fears haunt Karnataka district
Bengaluru: The authorities of Dakshina Kannada are on high alert after a resident of Kannur in Kerala, who landed at the Mangaluru International Airport of the district, tested positive for monkeypox. Though…
- Middle East
Israel records over 100 Monkeypox cases
Jerusalem: Monkeypox cases in Israel have totaled 101, with 35 new cases detected over the past week, the county’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry on Monday added that it has…
- Telangana
Monkeypox: Telangana health minister asks people to be on alert
Hyderabad: In the wake of two confirmed cases of Monkeypox in neighbouring Kerala, Telangana Health Minister Harish Rao on Monday asked the people to be vigilant of the virus. So far not…
- India
Monkeypox: Indian govt reviews health actions at airports, ports
New Delhi: After India reported two monkeypox cases, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday reviewed the functioning of health screening of international travellers arriving in India at airports…
- India
Second monkeypox case in India reported from Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala has registered India’s second case of monkeypox, Health Minister Veena George said on Monday. A 31-year-old man, who had arrived from Dubai and was under treatment at the Pariyaram Medical…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Two-year-old tests negative for monkeypox
Amaravati: A two-year-old girl was suspected to have contracted monkeypox in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh but a blood test at the National Institute of Virology in Pune confirmed it to be negative. State…
- India
Suspected monkeypox case: Youth under observation in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who reached Kannur district in Kerala from a Middle East country, was admitted to the government medical college after he showed signs of monkeypox. The hospital authorities told IANS…
- India
Kerala govt intensifies battle against monkeypox, holds talks with Central team
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has intensified the monkeypox preventive measures in the State in the wake of the first case confirmed in the country, State Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday…
- India
Monkeypox can be fatal for children: Expert
New Delhi: After India reported its first case of monkeypox, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday said the infectivity of the viral disease is less but…
- India
Health Ministry issues guidelines for monkeypox management
New Delhi: A day after India registered its first monkeypox case, the Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines for the management of the disease. The first laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox was…
