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A new strain of monkeypox linked to an individual diagnosed with the virus after recent travel to West Africa has been identified in the UK, health officials have said.

A top scientist from ICMR has said that the spread of monkeypox in India will not lead to an increase in the number of HIV cases in the country.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged the people not to panic over the spread of monkeypox in India, just as 8 cases of the same were reported

With this new monkeypox case being reported in Delhi, Indias total tally has reached 9. 

The Tamil Nadu government has ramped up screening of passengers at the four international airports in the state amid the monkeypox outbreak. 

The New York public health commission has asked WHO to rename the monkeypox virus, just as the number of cases surge globally.

The infection was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the WHO -- the highest level of public health alert.

Monkeypox has affected over 15,800 people in 72 countries, according to a tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published on 20 July

Monkeypox is a virus with the potential to cause significant harm including acute painful illness that may require hospitalisation, and may result in death, skin scarring, blindness, and other long-term disability.

Monkeypox found in semen and is sexually transmitted: Monkeypox is a rare disease that is shaking the African countries and USA. Monkeypox is found in the seminal fluid and the recent studies confirmed the news.