Monkeypox: A child was admitted to Andhra Pradesh s GGH hospital with monkeypox symptoms. Blood samples were sent to Pune and a report for the same is awaited, reported ANI.
Monkeypox outbreak: To date, more than 5,000 monkeypox cases have been reported from 51 countries worldwide that don t normally report the disease, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WHO regional director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge said that increased efforts were needed despite the UN health agency s decision last week that the escalating outbreak did not yet warrant being declared a global health emergency
Monkeypox virus first causes flu-like symptoms before progressing to a rash on the face and body and is commonly found in parts of central and west Africa. But this year, 1,880 infections have been reported in more than 30 countries where monkeypox isn t typically found.
The first recognised case of monkeypox outside Nigeria was on May 6, 2022. Exactly a month later, on June 7, the number of cases multiplied to over 700. Is the next pandemic here?