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Mpox epidemic still a global health emergency, says WHO

February 27, 2025KIMS KashmirComment(0)

GENEVA — Mpox remains an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday after deciding the epidemic still merits the highest level of alert, with cases rising and its geographic spread widening. “The mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC),” said a WHO statement. […]

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Monkeypox cases in Africa near 60,000 as 20 countries affected: Africa CDC

November 29, 2024KIMS KashmirComment(0)

ADDIS ABABA — The number of monkeypox cases reported so far this year in Africa has surpassed 59,200 as the number of affected countries reached 20, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed. During an online media briefing, Ngashi Ngongo, chief of staff and head of the executive office at […]

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Pakistan mpox tally reaches 7 after 44-year-old man tests positive

September 16, 2024KIMS KashmirComment(0)

ISLAMABAD — A 44-year-old man, who hails from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox virus or mpox after arriving in Pakistan from a gulf state marking the seventh mpox case in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an emergency last month. The patient, […]

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Centre advises states, union territories to screen; test all suspect mpox cases

September 9, 2024KIMS KashmirComment(0)

NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday advised states and union territories to screen and test of all suspect mpox cases in the community, and identify isolation facilities in hospitals for both suspect and confirmed patients. In a letter sent to states and union territories on Monday, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra asked them prevent […]

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Peshawar emerges as ‘epicentre of mpox’ as fresh case takes Pakistan’s tally to five

September 1, 2024KIMS KashmirComment(0)

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s fight against mpox intensifies as Peshawar reported its fourth case on Sunday, prompting fears that the city could be becoming a hotspot for the virus. The latest patient, a 47-year-old man, tested positive after being isolated by Border Health Services staff on August 29. He had returned from the Gulf region, adding […]

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Pakistan confirms 3rd case of M-Pox virus, another patient under surveillance

August 31, 2024KIMS KashmirComment(0)

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA — The third case of M-Pox virus in Pakistan was confirmed at the Peshawar airport, Dawn reported on Saturday citing officials. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Health Director Dr Irshad Ali Roghani informed that another suspected patient has also been moved to a hospital. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the recent […]

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