mpox

Move aims to enhance the capacity for early detection in regions currently experiencing outbreaks

India had reported about 30 cases, one death from the older Clade 2 variant in past two years

Mpox, declared a global public health emergency by WHO, has disproportionately affected children and adolescents

A 44-year-old man with Gulf travel history was diagnosed with monkeypox at Islamabad Airport, the ministry reported.

Health authorities isolate passenger who displayed monkeypox symptoms after arriving on a flight from Saudi Arabia.

Vaccine, known as MVA-BN to be administered in two doses, four weeks apart, to individuals aged 18 and older.

Ministry of Health confirms a mpox case in Marrakech, with isolation measures in place and contact tracing underway

They say the current strain of virus is more deadly

All four previous patients have since recovered and discharged from isolation after testing negative for the virus

Despite delivery of 200,000 vaccines to the capital they have yet to be distributed to affected areas like South Kivu