Monkeypox in India

Monkeypox: With Global Spread Of Virus, How India Can Stay Safe - Check Symptoms, Steps To Take

Monkeypox can spread via human-to-human transmission as well as animal-to-human transmission. According to doctors, severe cases occur more commonly among children and are related to the extent of virus exposure, patient health status, and nature of complication.

Aug 22, 2024, 15:59 PM IST

Nigerian woman tests positive for monkeypox in Delhi, India's tally rises to 13

The suspected case, also a Nigerian woman, were admitted on September 14, another source said, adding, the seventh and eighth confirmed cases and the suspected case are admitted at present, "all three patients are doing fine.

Sep 16, 2022, 16:33 PM IST

WHO says Monkeypox vaccines efficacy below 100 per cent

WHO chief  said that almost 7,500 cases were reported last week, which is a 20 per cent increase over the previous week.

Aug 18, 2022, 06:56 AM IST

Monkeypox: Indian Gay men SCARED of getting tested, THIS is the reason

Monkeypox: According to an opinion piece in The South China Morning Post (SCMP), in India where gay sex was decriminalised in 2018, two men refused to get tested after their sexual partners caught monkeypox, fearing discrimination more than the virus itself.

Aug 13, 2022, 22:18 PM IST

Delhi records 5th Monkeypox case as 22-year-old woman tests positive

Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director of Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, said the Monkeypox patient is currently under observation.

Aug 13, 2022, 14:54 PM IST

Monkeypox A.2 strain in India? Scientists find THIS in first two cases

The current outbreak is being driven by the B.1 strain of monkeypox virus, Dr Pragya Yadav, a senior scientist at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) and lead author of the study, said.

Aug 07, 2022, 18:37 PM IST

Monkeypox in India: Country’s tally rises to 9 after 4 test positive in Delhi and 5 in Kerala; vaccine in focus - Top points

Out of the total of 9 cases in the country, 4 cases are from Delhi while the remaining five have been reported from Kerala. 

Aug 04, 2022, 09:44 AM IST

After youth with Monkeypox symptoms dies in Kerala, Centre forms task force to monitor situation in India

The task force will monitor and provide guidance to the governoment on Monkeypox diagnostic facilities and vaccination options.

Aug 01, 2022, 10:39 AM IST

Monkeypox outbreak in India: Centre forms task force to monitor situation in country

"The team will be headed by Dr VK Paul, member (Health), NITI Aayog and members including Secretary, Union Health Ministry, Pharma and Biotech," sources said. 

Aug 01, 2022, 09:44 AM IST

India's 1st Monkeypox DEATH reported in Kerala: Govt assures high-level probe

 According to ANI, the deceased tested positive for Monkeypox in a test conducted in a foreign country.

Jul 31, 2022, 21:45 PM IST

Monkeypox hits children? 8-year-old in Andhra found with suspected symptoms

Suspectred monkeypox in children: The boy, son of daily wage workers from Odisha, approached the hospital with fever and rashes. The doctors isolated him and collected his samples. The samples, including swab from throat, blood, urine, from lesions on skin, have been sent to Pune.

Jul 31, 2022, 17:32 PM IST

Monkeypox virus in India: 8-year-old boy in Andhra Pradesh found with suspected symptoms

India has reported four confirmed cases of monkeypox-- three in Kerala and one in Delhi so far-- out of which one of the patients in the southern state has recovered. 

Jul 31, 2022, 16:20 PM IST

Monkeypox reached Karnataka? Another suspected case of virus reported

An Ethiopian national with symptoms of monkeypox has been quarantined at a private hospital in Karnataka.

Jul 30, 2022, 19:31 PM IST

India's first Monkeypox-infected person recovers; check his health update here

Kerala Health Minister Veena George assured that the monkeypox patient is healthy and his skin bumps have been cured.

Jul 30, 2022, 14:47 PM IST

Monkeypox strain in India different from Europe: ICMR

The data showed that the virus strain present in the country is A.2, that was recently imported to India from the Middle East. It was earlier present in Thailand and the US during the 2021 outbreak.

Jul 29, 2022, 23:39 PM IST

Monkeypox in India: Lab result negative for suspected case in Noida

The patient who was suspected of Monkeypox is a 47-year-old woman from Noida. Her test results have turned out to be negative.

Jul 27, 2022, 22:45 PM IST

2nd MONKEYPOX case in Delhi? Suspect admitted to LNJP, had travelled abroad

Monkeypox in Delhi, India: The samples of the suspected patient, who has rashes and lesions, has been sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune.

Jul 26, 2022, 23:21 PM IST

India's 5th Monkeypox case? Patna woman, suspected of infection, has ALL symptoms

The Patna woman, suspected of a Monkeypox infection, has all the symptoms of the disease. India has recorded four cases of the disease till now.

Jul 26, 2022, 17:36 PM IST

DNA: How Monkey Pox infection has spread in the country?

After Corona, now a new disease, Monkey Pox has entered in the country. Like Corona, the risk of monkey pox seems to be increasing. In this report, watch how the Monkey Pox infection has spread in the country?

Jul 26, 2022, 00:08 AM IST

DNA: How to protect yourself from the spread of Monkey Pox?

The world suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak is now facing the risk of a new serious infection. The name of this threat is Monkey Pox. Cases of monkey pox are increasing in India too. A new case of monkey pox has also been found in the capital Delhi. With this, total four cases of monkeypox have been reported in the country so far. In this report, see how to beware of Monkey Pox?

Jul 26, 2022, 00:00 AM IST