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October 30, 2024

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First case of latest mpox variant identified in UK: health authority

Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this picture taken on May 23, 2022. — Reuters LONDON: An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been identified in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Safety Agency (UKHSA) announced on Wednesday. The agency said the single case was identified in London after the person returned from Africa, adding that the risk to the wider population “remains low”. UKHSA said the person was on holiday and traveled back to the UK on an overnight flight on October 21. They developed flu-like symptoms more

October 14, 2024

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WHO approves Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for teenagers

The hands of a patient with skin rashes caused by the mpox virus are pictured at the Vijana Hospital treatment center in Kinshasa, Congo, on August 30, 2024. —Reuters The WHO says it has given a vaccine default for teenagers on October 8. The Danish biotech company is also preparing to conduct a clinical trial. The US federal health agency has approved the Bavarian vaccine for adults. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for teenagers aged 12 to 17, an age group considered particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that

September 23, 2024

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India reports the first case of mpox from the rapidly spreading clade 1b variety

A health worker prepares a dose of the ‘Jynneos’ mpox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2022. — Reuters NEW DELHI: India said on Monday that a case of mpox involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking the first recorded case in South Asia of the new strain. Health ministry spokeswoman Manisha Verma confirmed the statement to the news agency ANI quoting official sources said that the mpox case reported in Kerala’s Malappuram district last week was of category 1. The patient is

September 19, 2024

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Lessons from COVID-19 better position the world against mpox: vaccine alliance

A member of the Bavarian Nordic research team holding a test tube. — Reuters/File Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic raging in Africa, according to vaccine alliance Gavi. The COVID-19 disaster brought with it “important lessons, and those lessons have been learned,” said Gavi chief Sania Nishar. “That knowledge trickled down to specific organs that are now coming into play” against mpox, Pakistan’s former health minister said. AFP in an interview this week. When COVID-19 emerged in early 2020 and quickly began its deadly rampage

September 16, 2024

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The mpox count in Pakistan reached 7 after a 44-year-old man tested positive

An undated color electron micrograph of transmission mpox virus particles (pink) found in an infected cell (yellow), grown in the laboratory, recorded at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. — Reuters/File The patient was listed in stable condition after testing positive. Authorities continue to monitor the situation amid health concerns. WHO approves MVA-BN as the first mpox vaccine this month. ISLAMABAD: A 44-year-old man, who hails from the Gujarat region of Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox, or mpox, after arriving in Pakistan from a Gulf country, marking the

September 15, 2024

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Three suspected mpox cases in Karachi negative. patients sent home

A health worker holding a vial of Jyennos mpox vaccine. — AFP/File Suspected patients were admitted to the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital. One patient was sent home after remaining asymptomatic. Total mpox cases in Pakistan have reached six, with most reported in KP. The Sindh health department said on Sunday that three suspected mpox cases in Karachi were sent home after one showed no signs of the disease and tests for the other two were negative. These persons were suspected of contracting mpox after returning to Pakistan from Middle Eastern countries at Jinnah International Airport, Geo News he said citing

September 14, 2024

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WHO approves first pre-screened mpox vaccine ‘MVA-BN’

A test tube labeled “Mpox virus positive” is in this picture taken on August 20, 2024. — Reuters A single dose of the vaccine before exposure to mpox is 76% effective. The data show that two doses were found to increase the effectiveness of the vaccine to 82%. The head of the WHO emphasizes the strengthening of the supply and circulation of vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved MVA-BN as the first default vaccine against monkeypox virus, The News reported on Saturday. “This first pre-selection of an mpox vaccine is an important step in our fight against the

September 12, 2024

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Alarm sounds as mpox patient remains ‘undetected’ at Islamabad airport

A representative image shows passengers being screened for mpox at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar on August 23, 2024. — PPI The patient infected with Mpox arrived at the Islamabad airport on September 7. Passenger remains undetected, diagnosed with virus in Peshawar. The victim was not questioned or examined by BHS personnel. Officials have raised concerns about control measures and the performance of Border Health Services (BHS) personnel after a monkeypox patient went unnoticed at the Islamabad airport and was later found to be infected with the infectious disease in Peshawar, sources said. Geo News on Thursday. They

September 11, 2024

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Pakistan’s mpox toll reaches six as another case reported in KP

A test tube labeled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this picture taken on May 22, 2022. — Reuters PESHAWAR: Another case of monkeypox, also known as monkeypox, has been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), taking the total number of the virus to six in Pakistan, provincial health minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah said on Wednesday. This is the sixth case reported in the country this year and the fifth since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the recent outbreak a public health emergency of international concern after the new variant of the virus was identified in August. The latest

September 9, 2024

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India suspects first case of mpox from New Delhi: Health Ministry

Listen to the article The Union Health Ministry announced the identification of a suspected mpox case in India on Sunday “A young male patient, who recently traveled from a country currently experiencing mpox transmission, was identified as a suspected mpox case,” the ministry said. The patient has been placed in isolation and is reported to be stable. According to the ministry, samples have been sent for testing. Sources say the patient is currently in the isolation ward at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. “The development of this case is in line with the previous risk assessment conducted by the NCDC (National

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