The World Health Organization confirmed on Wednesday that more than 35,000 cases of monkeypox have already been reported in 92 countries and territories and that the disease has claimed 12 deaths. At a press conference in Geneva, the director general of the UN
The United States declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, a move that is expected to free up new funding, aid data collection and enable the deployment of additional personnel to combat the disease. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra
A Kerala youth who died in Thrissur on Saturday had tested positive for monkeypox while abroad, Health Minister Veena George said on Sunday. The 22-year-old, a resident of Punniyur in Thrissur, died in a private hospital in Thrissur, days after returning from
The central government on Wednesday invited an expression of interest (EOI) for developing a vaccine against the monkeypox virus. The government has invited EoI from the experienced vaccine manufacturers, In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) kit manufacturers for joint collaboration in developing of vaccine candidate
In a new development, the first Indian monkeypox has been reported in Kerala. The patient travelled from UAE and reached the state on 12 July. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that “all measures are being taken as per the guidelines issued
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday (May 29, 2022) that the Monkeypox virus has now been confirmed in 23 countries with a total of 257 laboratory confirmed cases and around 120 suspects so far. The global health body said in
Several cases of monkeypox, the rare viral zoonotic disease, have been identified in various parts of the world – many European countries, the US, Canada, and Australia – ever since the first case related to the current spread was found in the
