MonkeyPox Cures

Los Angeles : The US has confirmed over 17,000 monkeypox cases, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).A total of 17,432 known monkeypox cases had been reported nationwide as of Friday,…

New York : The antiviral tecovirimat appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of monkeypox symptoms and skin lesions, finds a new study.Tecovirimat (TPOXX) is an FDA-approved antiviral drug for the treatment of smallpox. It…

Geneva : The number of newly reported monkeypox cases has decreased worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).In the week from August 15-21, there were 21 per cent fewer cases than in the previous week, dpa news agency…

Ottawa : The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed 1,206 cases of monkeypox including 32 hospitalisations in the country as of Wednesday.Nationally, there has been a slowing trend in the increase in new cases reported in recent…

London : The UK will attempt to extend its present monkeypox vaccine supplies by giving people much smaller doses, media reports said.According to the Daily Mail, three National Health Service (NHS) sites -- one in Manchester and two in…

New York : A minor in New York has reportedly contracted monkeypox, a first among children in the state, and at least the third reported case of the disease among children in the US.The New York Department of Health data released last week…

Geneva : Monkeypox cases have seen an exponential jump of 20 per cent in the last week with more than 35,000 infections and 12 deaths reported from 92 countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). "Almost 7,500 cases were…

Geneva : The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offence, the WHO said in a statement. A group of…

New Delhi : Delhi on Saturday reported the fifth monkeypox case, a 22 year-old-woman who is currently under observation.Speaking to IANS, Suresh Kumar, MD, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, said the woman tested positive for the virus on…

Rome : Italy has started vaccinating people against monkeypox.Spallanzani Hospital, Rome's main infectious disease hospital, said that 10 people were vaccinated on Monday, and it expected to vaccinate more than 200 people, reports Xinhua…