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"mpox" to be used as synonym for monkeypox, reveals WHO
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Following a series of consultations with global experts on using a preferred term for the disease, the WHO said in an official statement that both names will be used simultaneously for one year while "monkeypox" is phased out.
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WHO looking to rename monkeypox to 'MPOX': Report
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to rename monkeypox to "MPOX" to destigmatize the virus, according to a US newspaper report.
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Got a mouth ulcer? It might be monkeypox, says rsearch
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
German research links the presence of an ulcer in a patient's mouth to the presence of the deadly monkeypox virus.
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Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO
Updated : 2 months, 3 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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New Delhi: India's tally of Monkeypox now stands at 19 after Nigerian test
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to the sources, "the latest case is of a Nigerian who is admitted at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital (LNJP) in Delhi, patient is stable and under treatment."
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14th monkeypox case reported in India, 9th in Delhi: Official sources
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): India on Monday reported the 14th monkeypox case after a Nigerian national tested positive in Delhi, taking the figure to nine cases in Delhi, said official sources.
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Mainland China reports first monkeypox case in Chongqing city
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Chongqing [China], September 18 (ANI): Mainland China has reported its first case of monkeypox in the western megacity of Chongqing in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas, media reports said.
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A.2 lineage of Monkeypox is mutating, slow and sharp alert: ICMR study
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR ) has analysed the complete genome sequences of Monkeypox cases from Kerala and Delhi from July to August 2022 and found that the genome sequences from India covering 90-99 per cent genome were found to be
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LNJP Hospital confirms 8th case of Monkeypox in Delhi
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): The Managing Director of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP) confirmed the 8th case of Monkeypox in Delhi, on Friday.
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Oral, Nasal samples critical for Monkeypox diagnosis, finds ICMR study
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The OPS/NPS specimen as well as possibly urine specimens should be considered as critical specimens for Monkeypox diagnosis in cases with no active skin lesions, according to a study.
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MANTRA inaugurates Face Mask and PPE Kits testing laboratory in Surat
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 12 (ANI/PNN): The Man-Made Textile Research Association (MANTRA), which is one of the leading national Textile Research Associations (TRAs) in the country and is connected to the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, opened the first-of-its-kind Face M
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