Mpox not the new Covid, says WHO official
BERLIN, Aug 20 — A World Health Organisation official stressed today that mpox, regardless of the new or old strain, is not the new Covid-19,...
Govt not proposing to implement mpox vaccination prog
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 — The government has not planned to implement a vaccination programme for monkeypox or mpox for the people of this country,...
Mpox kills over 570 in DR Congo
KINSHASA, Aug 20 — The ongoing mpox outbreak has been declared a “continental emergency,” according to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Health Minister Samuel-Roger...
Philippines detects first mpox case this year, yet to determine strain
MANILA, Aug 19 — The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its...
Surveillance hiked at Malaysia entry points after mpox declared global health emergency
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 18 — The Health Ministry will increase surveillance at Malaysia’s international entry points and advocacy on mpox following mpox being declared a public...
Mpox virus detected in Pakistan, health authorities say
PESHAWAR, Aug 16 — Pakistan’s Health Ministry has confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus in a patient who had returned from a...
WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads
STOCKHOLM/CHICAGO, Aug 16 — Global health officials yesterday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to...
Mpox a global public health emergency, again — WHO
GENEVA, Aug 15 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an...
WHO convenes emergency council amid global mpox outbreak
GENEVA, Aug 14 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has convened an emergency committee to discuss the outbreak of viral disease mpox, as cases are...