Reasons for growing concerns over new mpox cases in California
More than two years after the mpox outbreak was officially declared over in the United States, experts in infectious diseases are expressing worry over a new uptick in cases in California. The outbreak, which primarily spread among men who have sex with men, was considered resolved in early 2023, yet there has been ongoing low-level […]
Three cases of a new mpox strain that need hospital treatment confirmed in California
A new variant of mpox, which is linked to the monkeypox virus, has been identified in Southern California. On October 17, the California Department of Health Services (CDPH) announced that there are three confirmed instances of the clade I mpox infection. The cases, which are unrelated, were detected in Long Beach and Los Angeles County. […]
New mpox strain confirmed in NY for the first time
The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisor on Wednesday regarding the emergence of new strains of MPOX (formerly Monkeypox). The first case of MPOX clade IB in New York was confirmed in a symptomatic individual who recently traveled from Africa. The current risk to the public remains low, the department says, […]
New York confirms first case of new mpox strain
The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisor on Wednesday regarding the emergence of new strains of MPOX (formerly Monkeypox). The first case of MPOX clade IB in New York was confirmed in a symptomatic individual who recently traveled from Africa. The current risk to the public remains low, the department says, […]
US confirms first case of more aggressive mpox strain
U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed the first case of the more severe strain of mpox, which infected an individual who had recently traveled to Africa. California health officials identified the first known case of clade I mpox in the United States through laboratory testing. The person was treated in San Mateo County, but According […]
First known case of rare mpox strain confirmed in United States
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known case in the United States of an emerging strain of the mpox virus. According to the CDPH release Saturday. Cases of 'clade I mpox' were identified in travelers who had recently returned from Africa, where this strain is actively circulating. CDPH officials stressed […]
WHO authorizes mpox vaccine, which should ease global access
The World Health Organization announced this on Friday. It was approved The minister called the use of the MPOX vaccine an “important step” in the fight against the disease. The move could enable national regulators to fast-track approval of the Bavarian-Nordic vaccine, making it easier to access for countries struggling to contain the outbreak. The […]
Mpox vaccines pledged to Africa amid global public health emergency
Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the United States have pledged to donate MPOX vaccines from their national stockpiles to African countries currently battling outbreaks of the disease. The World Health Organization declared the current MPOX epidemic a global public health emergency in August. The European Union has committed to supplying 215,000 doses of the vaccine […]
Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new deadlier mpox variant | Mpox
Thailand has confirmed the first case of the new, more deadly strain of MPOX in Asia in a patient who travelled to Thailand from Africa. The Department of Disease Control announced that laboratory tests on a 66-year-old man confirmed that he was infected with the mpox Clade 1b variant. “The Department of Disease Control wishes […]
W.H.O. Ready to Issue Global ‘Guidance’ on Dealing with Mpox Outbreak
A word of warning: The World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing international “guidelines” on how to best respond to a global MPOX outbreak, the organization’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Thursday from the organization’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. WHO warning: China Announced The country will monitor incoming people and goods for MPOX for the next […]