Health New mpox strain identified in England by gulftimes December 8, 2025 by gulftimes December 8, 2025 Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter Getty Images A new strain of mpox, previously called monkeypox, has been detected… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health Mpox cases in Europe prompt vaccine reminder by gulftimes October 27, 2025 by gulftimes October 27, 2025 UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa Eastern DR Congo crisis increasing risk of mpox transmission, WHO chief warns by gulftimes February 3, 2025 by gulftimes February 3, 2025 Fighting escalated sharply in late January, as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized control of parts of North… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health Fifth person with mpox confirmed in England by gulftimes November 29, 2024 by gulftimes November 29, 2024 The new case has been detected in Leeds after the infected person travelled from Uganda. Source… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health US reports first case of Clade I mpox in California by gulftimes November 16, 2024 by gulftimes November 16, 2024 The CDPH said that while Clade I cases had tended to cause more severe illness than… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health New mpox strain spreads to household contacts in the UK by gulftimes November 4, 2024 by gulftimes November 4, 2024 Two more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London,… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health First Clade 1b mpox detected in UK by gulftimes October 30, 2024 by gulftimes October 30, 2024 The patient developed flu-like symptoms on 21 October and a rash three days later. An mpox… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa Mpox alert: UNICEF issues $58.8 million appeal to halt outbreak in Africa by gulftimes September 20, 2024 by gulftimes September 20, 2024 “Children in Burundi are bearing the brunt of the mpox outbreak with alarming rates of infection… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Health UK to offer vaccines to boost mpox protection by gulftimes September 16, 2024 by gulftimes September 16, 2024 The World Health Organization recently declared a global health emergency because of a surge in cases… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Africa WHO approves first mpox vaccine to boost access in Africa by gulftimes September 13, 2024 by gulftimes September 13, 2024 The MVA-BN vaccine from the Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic was prequalified by the WHO on… Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail