Monkeypox cases News

WHO chief  said that almost 7,500 cases were reported last week, which is a 20 per cent increase over the previous week.

The 5th case of monkeypox has been reported in Delhi The sample of a 22-year-old woman tested positive on Friday She is currently under observation in the hospital

Govt has called a meeting of top health experts as Monkeypox cases rise India has so far reported nine cases of monkeypox According to WHO, monkeypox is a viral zoonosis

Out of the total of 9 cases in the country, 4 cases are from Delhi while the remaining five have been reported from Kerala. 

Delhi logged its 4th monkeypox case. This is the first case of a woman testing positive for monkeypox in India. WHO has declared monkeypox a global public health emergency.

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that research is underway to find a vaccine against monkeypox Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed Monkeypox cases reached 8 on Tuesday Out of total 8 cases reported in the country so far, five have the history of travelling abroad

California's Governor has declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak California has become the second state in the United States to take the step in three days Governor said the declaration will help the state coordinate a government-wide response

Centre has formed a task force in the wake of Monkeypox cases in India to monitor and provide guidance to the government India has reported four Monkeypox cases so far, three cases in Kerala and one in Delhi A youth in Kerala presenting monkeypox-like symptoms died, following which state Health Minister Veena George initiated a high-level inquiry

"The team will be headed by Dr VK Paul, member (Health), NITI Aayog and members including Secretary, Union Health Ministry, Pharma and Biotech," sources said. 

Monkeypox has been suspected in a 22-year-old returnee from UAE who died in Thrissur district of Kerala yesterday. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, in the last two days, declared a state disaster emergency declaration and the state health department called monkeypox an "imminent threat to public health."

A 35-year-old Kerala man was India's first monkeypox patient He was being treated at the Government Medical College and recovered from the disease The patient is physically and mentally healthy, Health Minister Veena George said

Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday According to a World Health Organization report from July 22, only five deaths had been reported worldwide, all in the African region The WHO last Saturday declared the rapidly spreading outbreak a global health emergency

Himachal Pradesh has detected a person with symptoms similar to monkeypox in Solan The person has been isolated and surveillance is being done in his surrounding areas Himachal government has urged people to do not get confused or scared about monkeypox

Scientists informed that the few cases that belong to the A.2 strain, including the first two cases of monkeypox detected in Kerala, seem to all have travel links to the Middle East or West Africa.

"The suspected case of monkeypox was brought to LNJP Hospital two days ago. He was discharged today after his reports came back negative," LNJP Medical Director Suresh Kumar said. 

It estimates that between 5 million and 10 million doses of vaccine will be needed to protect all high-risk groups, Tedros said. 

Over 18,000 monkeypox cases have been reported to the WHO from 78 countries, out of which, more than 70 per cent of these came from the European region and 25 per cent from the Americas. 

A suspected case of monkeypox was reported in Uttar Pradesh's Noida The patient's laboratory results turned out to be negative The woman, who lives in Greater Noida and is a school teacher

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to create awareness about monkeypox He said to keep a minimum of 10 beds reserved in Covid hospitals for cases of the disease Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals)