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  Monkeypox: 8 Indian firms express interest in developing vaccine

  India | August 14, 2022 7:55 IST

  Monkeypox: According to the source, of the total 31 bids, eight companies have submitted the EOI for the vaccine development while 23 firms showed interest towards the development of kits.

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  WHO gives monkeypox new names to 'avoid offence' | Here's what variants will be called now

  India | August 13, 2022 23:42 IST

  Monkeypox news: World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names to avoid causing any cultural or social offence.

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  Delhi reports 5th monkeypox case, African woman with recent travel history tests positive

  India | August 13, 2022 23:21 IST

  Delhi monkeypox: She was admitted to LNJP Hospital two days ago and her reports came out on Friday night, confirming that she was positive.

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  Monkeypox outbreak: Is it still possible to control it? Here's what Ex-FDA chief has to say

  Health | August 10, 2022 8:23 IST

  Monkeypox outbreak: Ex-FDA chief Gottlieb believes that more cases would be found if testing was expanded beyond just that community. His comments come days after the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a public health emergency over the virus last week.

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  Monkeypox: A.2 strain found in Indian patients. Know the symptoms and treatment

  Health | August 09, 2022 16:44 IST

  Monkeypox cases are on the rise in India and abroad. It is very important to know about the infection so that you can keep yourself and those around you safe from the outbreak.

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  Italy kicks off monkeypox vaccination campaign

  World | August 11, 2022 10:08 IST

  Media reports also indicated the number of vaccination requests had by late Monday surpassed 600 and was still on the rise.

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  Can Monkeypox spread through sex? Experts answer who are at high risk for transmission

  Health | August 09, 2022 6:34 IST

  How does Monkeypox spread and who are at maximum risk of getting infected? If you are looking for answers to these questions, here's what experts have to say.

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  Monkeypox: Two UAE returnees found infected with strain A.2; no traces of sexual contact

  India | August 07, 2022 6:48 IST

  Monkeypox: The two cases were detected in a 35-year-old male and a 31-year-old male from UAE. Both the cases had no traces of sexual contact.

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  Can you do Monkeypox test at home? Will Covid like rapid test kit diagnose disease? Find out

  Health | August 06, 2022 14:11 IST

  Unlike Covid, monkeypox isn't a respiratory disease; and the test for Covid targeted the nose and mouth. Monkeypox, on the other hand, is manifested as painful, blister-like sores, and other symptoms like fever and muscle aches.

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  United States declares public health emergency over 'monkeypox' outbreak

  World | August 05, 2022 7:39 IST

  Monkeypox: The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.

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  Monkeypox first suspected case surface in Gujarat, samples sent for testing

  India | August 04, 2022 19:31 IST

  Monkeypox: The 29-year-old patient, a resident of Nava Nagna village in Jamnagar district, is currently admitted to a special ward created in the city-based GG Hospital, said Dr Nandini Desai, dean of the MP Shah Government Medical College attached with the hospital.

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  Centre holds meeting of experts amid rising monkeypox cases

  India | August 04, 2022 11:59 IST

  The ministry guidelines state that human-to-human transmission occurs primarily through large respiratory droplets generally requiring prolonged close contact.

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  Serious! Monkeypox virus can persist in semen for weeks after recovery, claims Lancet

  Health | August 04, 2022 6:32 IST

  Monkeypox spread through close contact of mucosa or non-intact skin with infectious material, or large respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact.

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  Delhi monkeypox alert! 4th case detected as Nigerian woman tests positive; India's tally now 9

  India | August 03, 2022 22:16 IST

  Delhi Monkeypox: She is the first woman in the country to test positive for monkeypox which manifests itself with fever, skin lesions and swollen lymph nodes.

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  Japan approves smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox

  World | August 03, 2022 14:31 IST

  The World Health Organisation has declared monkeypox a global health emergency amid a global outbreak of the disease. As for Japan's supply of the smallpox vaccine, the ministry said it is currently sufficient.

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  Monkeypox becoming endemic in US, can be worst public health failure, says FDA

  Health | August 03, 2022 12:42 IST

  In India, a 22-year-old youth from Kerala died last week reportedly due to monkeypox. According to media reports, he returned to the state on July 21 from the UAE.

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  Monkeypox: Are there different types of monkeypox? Can pets and animals also get infected?

  Health | August 03, 2022 12:54 IST

  Monkeypox: There are two types of monkeypox virus- West African and Congo Basin. It is reported that the infection spreading at this time is from the West African type.

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  Monkeypox virus: Health Ministry releases list of dos and don'ts to prevent getting infected

  India | August 03, 2022 10:35 IST

  Monkeypox virus: The health ministry said that anyone can catch the virus if they have had prolonged or repeated contact with an infected individual.

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  Monkeypox: 15 suspected cases from Maharashtra test negative for virus

  India | August 02, 2022 19:53 IST

  Monkeypox: Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said earlier in the day.

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  Monkeypox in Delhi: Separate isolation rooms to be set up in 6 hospitals amid rising cases

  India | August 02, 2022 23:43 IST

  Monkeypox: Twenty of these rooms have been set up at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital.