Health officials in Thailand have confirmed a case of the version of mpox that led the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency. The second instance of this deadlier version being reported outside Africa follows its recent detection in Sweden. Concerns about the virus’s wider spread are rising, particularly since this new version, …
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the viral infection a global public health emergency. (Photo: Shutterstock) 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 21 2024 | 2:43 PM IST Mpox infection updates: Thailand has become the latest country to report the viral deadly mpox (monkeypox) case in a European man who arrived from …
The mpox vaccination drive will begin within a few days, according to Africa’s top public health agency. According to a Reuters report, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday said the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other African countries would most likely administer the mpox vaccine within days. Vaccination …
Sweden became the first country outside Africa to report the mpox infection since the latest outbreak. 3 min read Last Updated : Aug 20 2024 | 10:11 AM IST Mpox outbreak latest updates: A suspected case of viral mpox, formerly called Monkeypox, was reported in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Monday, taking the total number of …