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India Confirms Isolated Mpox Case; Not Linked To WHO Health Emergency

The Indian government has confirmed a new case of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the country. However, officials have clarified that this case is isolated and does not relate to the strain of mpox recently declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The new...

What Is Mpox? Sweden Reports First Case Of Viral Infection Outside Africa- Here’s How You Can Prevent It

Sweden announced on Thursday that it has confirmed its first case of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact. Earlier in the day, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak in the Democratic...

WHO Declares Mpox A Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a public emergency of international concern. This comes amid a rapid surge in spread of the disease in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and its detection in neighbouring countries as well. The Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, that...