Monkeypox

Tokyo : Japan's health ministry has approved the use of a smallpox vaccine believed to be effective against monkeypox.The smallpox vaccine approved by the ministry is thought to be 85 per cent effective against monkeypox, health officials…

California : California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus in order to "bolster the state's vaccination efforts". "California is working urgently across all levels of…

New Delhi : Amid four deaths due to monkeypox outside Africa, including India, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the infectious disease is likely to lead to more fatalities. "With the continued spread of monkeypox, we…

New Delhi : The Centre has formed a task force to monitor monkeypox cases in the country.According to a source from the Union Health Ministry, the task force will also provide guidance to the government on the expansion of diagnostic…

Chennai : A 35-year-old man who arrived at Tiruchi airport on Friday and had a skin rash -- a symptom of monkeypox, is kept in isolation at Pudukkottai Medical College Hospital in Tamil Nadu.The man was sent to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial…