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During an online media briefing, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said 19 African countries have reported 53,903 mpox cases, with 11,147 confirmed and 1,109 deaths since the start of this year.
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Wash hands regularly with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitiser
Pregnant women should discuss vaccination with their doctor, especially if they are in a high-risk area or exposed to Mpox
Doctors suggest pregnant women not to share bedding, towels, or other personal items with others
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Isolation of a monkeypox patient should continue until all lesions have resolved and scabs have completely fallen off
The natural reservoir of the virus is yet unknown
Human-to-human transmission is known to occur primarily through large respiratory droplets generally requiring prolonged close contact
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Although Monkeypox is no longer considered a public health emergency of international concern, recent reports from WHO show an increase in infections.
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WHO said that both names -- mpox and monkeypox -- will be used simultaneously for one year while the monkeypox is phased out.
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WHO said that its emergency committee had determined that monkeypox should continue to be classified as a global health emergency
It stated on Tuesday that monkepox continues to meet the International Health Regulations criteria for a PHEIC
Over 70,000 confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported in over 100 countries so far, and these cases have been mostly among men
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Ninth Monkeypox case reported in Delhi
India’s totally tally of Monkeypox cases stands at 14 now
The transmission rate is low as per the medical director of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in Delhi
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In Delhi, the first case of monkeypox was reported on July 24.
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Mainland China reports first monkeypox case in Chongqing city
It is found in a traveller who arrived in the city from overseas
As a cautionary measure, anyone who had come into close contact with the traveller was put under medical observation
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The suspected case, also a Nigerian woman, were admitted on September 14, another source said, adding, the seventh and eighth confirmed cases and the suspected case are admitted at present, "all three patients are doing fine.
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"This case highlights cardiac involvement as a potential complication associated with monkeypox infection," said a study author
The authors said further research is needed to identify the relationship between monkeypox and heart injury
More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak
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Since early May 2022, monkeypox cases have been reported from countries where the disease is not endemic.
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The antiviral tecovirimat appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of monkeypox symptoms and skin lesions
Tecovirimat, an antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox, limits viral spread in the body
The US allowed physicians to prescribe tecovirimat on a compassionate use basis to treat adults and children
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3 out of 5 cases Monkeypox in Delhi had a history of heterosexual contact, according to ICMR study
3 off 5 cases had the history of heterosexual contact within 21 days of onset of symptoms
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The man began to develop a series of symptoms, including fatigue, fever, and a sore throat, nine days after returning from a trip to Spain earlier this year.
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Cases in the Americas accounted for 60% of cases in the past month, WHO said, while cases in Europe comprised about 38%. It said infections in the Americas showed “a continuing steep rise.”
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Monkeypox: According to an opinion piece in The South China Morning Post (SCMP), in India where gay sex was decriminalised in 2018, two men refused to get tested after their sexual partners caught monkeypox, fearing discrimination more than the virus itself.
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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
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French researchers have documented the first case of a dog with a confirmed monkeypox virus.
Researchers recorded the case of monkeypox virus in two sexually active men living in same house.
Twelve days after the onset of monkeypox symptoms, their male Italian greyhound got infected.
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Karnataka is catalysing security checks as 5 cases of Monkeypox infections have been found in its neighbouring state Kerala, said K Sudhakar.
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