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WHO Approves Second Mpox Vaccine For Emergency Use
The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved an mpox vaccine from Japanese pharma company KM Biologics for emergency use, the second one to get the agency's seal of approval.
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WHO Adds First Mpox Vaccine To Its List, Expected To Speed Up Distribution
The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified a mpox vaccine -- a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
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WHO Approves First Diagnostic Test For Mpox Amid Rising Outbreaks In Africa
The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks.
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Another Mpox Case Reported In Kerala, Isolation Facilities Arranged
The Kerala health department on Friday said another Mpox case was reported in the state and urged those who have symptoms to seek treatment.
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Mpox Vaccines Prequalified by WHO, Shipped to Africa to Contain the Outbreak
The arrival of mpox vaccines in Africa, particularly the Jynneos vaccine from Bavarian Nordic, aims to combat a significant resurgence of the virus, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Health Organization has reported approximately 6,000 confirmed cases across 15 African nations, with concerns about transmission dynamics, ...
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Mpox Case Detected In Kerala, Patient Recently Travelled From UAE
Kerala on Wednesday confirmed India's second Mpox, or monkeypox case, nine days after Delhi reported the country's first - a young man who had travelled from western Africa.
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Morocco Records First Mpox Case In Marrakesh Since WHO Emergency Alert
Morocco has recorded a case of mpox in the tourist city of Marrakesh, the first in north Africa since the WHO declared an international emergency last month, the Africa CDC said.
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WHO Clears World's First Mpox Vaccine For Use In Some Areas
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list.
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Mpox Virus Clade-2 Confirmed in Isolated Case in India, Health Ministry Activates Identification Protocols
The Health Ministry has confirmed an isolated case of Mpox virus Clade-2 in a patient who recently travelled from a country with ongoing Mpox transmission. The patient is in stable condition and isolated in a designated healthcare facility. Public health measures, including contact tracing and monitoring, have been implemented to prevent further sp...
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Isolated Mpox Case In India, But Not Part Of Current Outbreak
India on Monday reported its first confirmed case of "travel-related" Mpox, or monkeypox, in a young male who tested positive for a strain from western Africa.
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India's 1st Mpox Case? Centre Says Man Isolated, No Cause For Alarm
A man who recently returned from a country fighting the Mpox virus has been isolated in a hospital and his samples are being tested to confirm the infection, the government said today. The Centre has said there is no cause for alarm
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Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes US Prison, Infecting Multiple Inmates
The virus, which spreads primarily through close physical contact, has now been detected in an Iowa prison, raising concerns about containment within high-risk environments.
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How This Mpox Outbreak Is Different, According To Experts
The World Health Organization declared the last mpox global emergency over in May 2023. And just over a year later, here we are again.
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WHO Says Droplets A Minor Route Of Mpox Spread. What We Know So Far
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that droplets were a "minor" route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, saying that more research is required to understand how the virus spreads.
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New Mpox Strain Mutating Very Rapidly. How Scientists Are Responding
Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected and often in areas where experts lack the funding and equipment to properly track it.
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WHO Approves Second Mpox Vaccine For Emergency Use
The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved an mpox vaccine from Japanese pharma company KM Biologics for emergency use, the second one to get the agency's seal of approval.
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WHO Adds First Mpox Vaccine To Its List, Expected To Speed Up Distribution
The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified a mpox vaccine -- a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
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WHO Approves First Diagnostic Test For Mpox Amid Rising Outbreaks In Africa
The UN health agency said on Friday that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool in countries battling outbreaks.
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Another Mpox Case Reported In Kerala, Isolation Facilities Arranged
The Kerala health department on Friday said another Mpox case was reported in the state and urged those who have symptoms to seek treatment.
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Mpox Vaccines Prequalified by WHO, Shipped to Africa to Contain the Outbreak
The arrival of mpox vaccines in Africa, particularly the Jynneos vaccine from Bavarian Nordic, aims to combat a significant resurgence of the virus, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Health Organization has reported approximately 6,000 confirmed cases across 15 African nations, with concerns about transmission dynamics, ...
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Mpox Case Detected In Kerala, Patient Recently Travelled From UAE
Kerala on Wednesday confirmed India's second Mpox, or monkeypox case, nine days after Delhi reported the country's first - a young man who had travelled from western Africa.
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Morocco Records First Mpox Case In Marrakesh Since WHO Emergency Alert
Morocco has recorded a case of mpox in the tourist city of Marrakesh, the first in north Africa since the WHO declared an international emergency last month, the Africa CDC said.
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WHO Clears World's First Mpox Vaccine For Use In Some Areas
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the MVA-BN vaccine as the first vaccine against mpox to be added to its prequalification list.
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Mpox Virus Clade-2 Confirmed in Isolated Case in India, Health Ministry Activates Identification Protocols
The Health Ministry has confirmed an isolated case of Mpox virus Clade-2 in a patient who recently travelled from a country with ongoing Mpox transmission. The patient is in stable condition and isolated in a designated healthcare facility. Public health measures, including contact tracing and monitoring, have been implemented to prevent further sp...
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Isolated Mpox Case In India, But Not Part Of Current Outbreak
India on Monday reported its first confirmed case of "travel-related" Mpox, or monkeypox, in a young male who tested positive for a strain from western Africa.
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India's 1st Mpox Case? Centre Says Man Isolated, No Cause For Alarm
A man who recently returned from a country fighting the Mpox virus has been isolated in a hospital and his samples are being tested to confirm the infection, the government said today. The Centre has said there is no cause for alarm
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Deadly Mpox Outbreak Strikes US Prison, Infecting Multiple Inmates
The virus, which spreads primarily through close physical contact, has now been detected in an Iowa prison, raising concerns about containment within high-risk environments.
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How This Mpox Outbreak Is Different, According To Experts
The World Health Organization declared the last mpox global emergency over in May 2023. And just over a year later, here we are again.
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WHO Says Droplets A Minor Route Of Mpox Spread. What We Know So Far
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that droplets were a "minor" route of transmission for mpox compared to physical contact, saying that more research is required to understand how the virus spreads.
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New Mpox Strain Mutating Very Rapidly. How Scientists Are Responding
Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected and often in areas where experts lack the funding and equipment to properly track it.
