NEW DELHI: India has upped its vigil a notch following reports of rising cases of respiratory illnesses in China even as it has asked World Health Organization to share timely updates regarding the situation in China.According to the health ministry, a meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group was held under the chairmanship of the DG…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. (Picture credit: DALL-E) Reports from China have raised concerns about a surge in respiratory infections, with claims of overcrowded hospitals and overwhelmed health systems. As per the reports, this surge is likely triggered by Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). While some social media posts describe a crisis,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday that it has granted its first authorisation for the use of a vaccine against mpox in adults. This marks a significant step in the fight against the disease, particularly in Africa, where mpox has had a notable impact.The vaccine, produced by Bavarian Nordic A/S, can now be…
Thailand has confirmed its first case of the Mpox Clade 1b variant, marking the second time this strain has been identified outside Africa and the first one in Asia. According to Reuters, the patient is a 66-year-old European man who arrived in Thailand last week from an unspecified African country where the disease was prevalent.“The…
NEW DELHI: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi on Tuesday laid down the protocol for handling patients with suspected symptoms of monkeypox.In a circular, AIIMS Delhi said, “Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although clinically less severe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has…
STOCKHOLM: Sweden has confirmed its first case of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact. This follows the World Health Organization‘s declaration of mpox as a global public health emergency after an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo spread to other countries.Health and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Forssmed announced the confirmation on…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the potential spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus to cows in other countries via migratory birds. The virus has been detected in dairy cattle herds across nine US states and one human case in Texas since late March. Source link
LONDON: The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. The Geneva-based UN. health agency released a technical document on…
