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Geneva : Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Europe and the Americas have been the hardest hit by the global monkeypox outbreak. Addressing reporters here, the WHO chief said…

New Delhi : Monkeypox outbreak, that has so far caused more than 16,000 infections in about 75 countries and five deaths, can be contained, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) official. The infection was declared a public…

New Delhi : While monkeypox virus has been detected in about 75 countries in just three months, it may not spread as fast as SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, a US infectious disease expert said.The recent outbreak, first reported from…

Washington : The number of monkeypox cases in the US has increased to 3,487, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) latest update on Tuesday.The update reveals that New York accounts for the largest number of…

Washington : Monkeypox infections may not be limited among men who have sex with men, as seen currently, but may spread beyond the community, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has warned.Men who have sex with men are currently…

Tokyo : Japan has issued a level-one alert against monkeypox as the first case was detected in the country, according to local media.The alert level, the lowest on the country's four-tier scale, was issued earlier on Monday, ahead of the…

London : Although 98 per cent of monkeypox cases, to date, are seen among gay or bisexual men, a fear of stigmatising the disease has affected the public health response, experts have argued. According to the World Health Organisation,…

New Delhi : The Union Health Ministry on Sunday officially confirmed the first case of monkeypox in Delhi, saying that the 34-year-old male patient is presently isolated at the Lok Nayak Hospital in the national capital. In a statement,…

Lisbon : Portugal started the vaccination for those who had contact with the confirmed cases of the Monkeypox virus, said the Portuguese Directorate-General of Health (DGS). The Portuguese Health authority on Thursday had confirmed a…

Sydney : Sexual closeness is the most likely route of transmission in 95 per cent of monkeypox cases, according to a global case study series from across 16 countries. However, the virus can be transmitted by any close physical contact…