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Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
This follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee that was held on Thursday regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox. The third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox was convened via videoconference. Eleven of the 15 Members an
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Research: Monkeypox risk higher in children 8 or younger
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Children aged 8 years or younger should be considered a group at high risk for more severe monkeypox disease, reports The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases.
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WHO says Monkeypox vaccines efficacy below 100 per cent
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): Vaccines against monkeypox are not 100 per cent effective and that is why, people must reduce their own risks of infection, WHO technical lead Rosamund Lewis said on Wednesday.
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Over 35,000 cases of monkeypox detected globally: WHO
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 17 (ANI): More than 35,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported from 92 countries and territories, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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Monkeypox: Men who have sex with men advised to reduce number of sexual pa
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 29 (ANI): As the cases of monkeypox surged among men who have sex with men, the World Health Organization on Wednesday called to limit exposure to the virus by reducing the number of sex partners and reconsidering sex with new partners.
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WHO chief advices reducing sex partners to limit exposure to monkeypox
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday advised men to consider reducing their sexual partners for a moment after the UN health agency declared the growing monkeypox outbreak among men who have sex with
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Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, if world take risks seriously: WHO chie
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 27 (ANI): The Monkeypox outbreak can be stopped, if the world takes the risks seriously, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday amid the rising number of cases.
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WHO reconvenes emergency committee meeting as Monkeypox cases exceed 14,00
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 22 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess the public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak.
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