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Geneva: A group of global experts convened by WHO has agreed on new names for monkeypox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names of the monkeypox disease, virus and variants—or clades—with current best practices. more
Monkeypox concern heightened after becoming a ‘northern’ disease, says WHO

New York: Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, “no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population,&r ...

Monkeypox vaccine: WHO urges countries to share data on effectiveness

New York: As Monkeypox cases reach over 18,000 in 78 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, recommended targeted vaccination for those exposed to someone infected an ...

Monkeypox: How it spreads, who’s at risk - here’s what you need to know

New York:  Monkeypox is not a new disease, and in some African countries it is endemic. However, the international outbreak which began in May 2022, has prompted the World Health Org ...

Mass vaccination against monkeypox not recommend in Singapore

Singapore/UNI/Xinhua: Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) does not recommend mass vaccination of the whole population against monkeypox as of now, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in ...

Monkeypox declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization

New York: Monkeypox is an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission about which we understand ‘too little’, and which meets the crit ...

WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency as cases rise

The World Health Organisation has declared the rapidly spreading monkeypox disease a global health emergency, which is its highest level of alert, WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhano ...

Canada registers close to 700 monkeypox cases nationwide

Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: Canadian authorities have reported a total of 681 monkeypox cases throughout Canada, Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said.

WHO Monkeypox is not presently a global public health emergency

New York: The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, though “intense response efforts ...

Monkeypox: Amid uncertainty, global situation ‘cannot be ignored’ says WHO chief

New York: Addressing the first meeting of the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee on Thursday over the global Monkeypox outbreak, the WHO chief told members that person- ...