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1 sie 2022 · India has confirmed its first death caused by monkeypox in the southern state of Kerala. A 22-year-old man, who had recently travelled to the state from the United Arab Emirates, died on...
The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in India is a part of the ongoing outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak was first reported in India on 14 July 2022 when Kerala's State Health Minister Veena George announced a suspected imported case which was confirmed hours later by the NIV.
23 wrz 2024 · India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia's first recorded case from the new strain.
Situation at a glance. This current Disease Outbreak News on the multi-country monkeypox outbreak is an update to the previously published Disease Outbreak News of 4 June, with updated data, some further detail on clinical description of cases, measures to increase the safety of gatherings, and again provides summaries of guidance, including on ...
28 sie 2024 · Growing mpox outbreak prompts WHO to declare global health emergency. Although many reports state that 10% of clade I infections in humans are fatal, infectious-disease researcher Laurens ...
The world map shows the year in which each country recorded the last endemic case of smallpox. As you can see, Europe, North America and Australia managed to eliminate smallpox relatively early, most by the 1940s.
Mpox is an infectious disease spread through close contact with contagious individuals or infected animals. Most people recover fully, but in some cases, it can lead to severe illness or death. Vaccination against smallpox offers some degree of protection against mpox.