Page 3 - Latest Updates on Monkeypox
Israel reports 11 new Monkeypox cases in four days, tally surpasses 200
Monkeypox cases in Israel have totaled 208, with 11 new cases detected in the past four days, the country's Health Ministry said
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Amid rising Monkeypox cases, South African Minister expresses concern
Monkeypox virus remains a cause for concern to South Africa, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday, amid rising number of cases in the country.
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Centre planning sero-survey among contacts of monkeypox patients
India so far has reported ten cases of monkeypox
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EU regulator approves plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies
A smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, the European Medicines Agency said Friday
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Serum Institute, other firms eye tie-ups to develop monkeypox vaccine
Indian Immunologicals, and Haffkine Research Institute also in the fray
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Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants by WHO will curb stigma
The head of Africa's CDC is really pleased that the World Health Organization is renaming the monkeypox variants to remove references to African regions amid concerns about stigmatisation.
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'We cannot pretend Covid is not here,' says WHO chief as deaths rise
There has been a 35 per cent rise in COVID-19-related deaths in four weeks across the world
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Monkeypox cases rise globally; see 20% jump to over 35k cases, 12 deaths
Monkeypox see an exponential jump of 20 per cent in the last week with more than 35,000 infections and 12 deaths reported from 92 countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Pets must be isolated from people infected with monkeypox, says WHO
People infected with monkeypox must isolate their pets, said a WHO official, after a report showed the first-ever case of human-to-dog transmission of the virus in France
At least 8 Indian companies working to develop monkeypox vaccine: Report
Among the companies that are working with ICMR are Serum Institute of India (SII), Reliance Life Sciences, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, and Biological E
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Monkeypox can now spread to animals from humans, health officials warn
Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus
Smallpox vax protection against monkeypox may not be lasting: Lancet study
Although the smallpox jab has shown to reduce the chance of symptomatic infection and severe illness from monkeypox, protection may decline over time.
Monkeypox outbreak 'shows signs of slowing': British health officials
The Health Security Agency said authorities are reporting about 29 new monkeypox infections every day, compared to about 52 cases a day during the last week in June.
Monkeypox outbreak showing signs of slowing in the UK, says health agency
British authorities also said that they bought as many as 150,000 doses of the vaccine, which was made by Bavarian Nordic, the world's only supplier
Monkeypox may become endemic in America's wild animals, says report
Even as monkeypox cases continue to rise in the US, it is likely that the virus may become endemic in wild animals in the country, the media reported
Delhi reports 5th monkeypox case; 22-year-old woman tests positive
Speaking to IANS, Suresh Kumar, MD, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, said the woman tested positive for the virus on Friday after she was admitted for showing symptoms of monkeypox.
WHO announces new names for variants of monkeypox virus in circulation
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation
Monkeypox: Study documents first human-to-dog transmission case in France
In endemic countries, only wild animals (rodents and primates) have been found to carry monkeypox virus.
Africa CDC in 'advanced' talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines: Official
There are no discussions with the private sector because all available doses have already been bought by countries, he said.
Monkeys under attack in Brazil amid rising fear of monkeypox infection
The World Health Organization expressed sorrow on Tuesday for the killing of monkeys in Brazil amid fears of monkeypox contagion
