By: Areeba Fareed, Aariz Hussain, Fatima Faraz, and Rima Siblini Background and Initial Response Monkeypox virus or MPox virus is a member of the Poxviridae family, has been known to science since 1958, but its human transmission was rare until the last few decades. Historically, it was endemic to African countries, but new strains of … Read more
Date: Friday, August 16, 2024 Pakistan’s health ministry has confirmed three cases of monkeypox virus (mpox) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This alarming news comes shortly after the first suspected case of the year was reported, signaling a potentially serious public health challenge for the country. A spokesperson from health ministry declared that the genetic … Read more
Purdue University researcher Paul Ebner and his team have developed a patent-pending bacteriophage treatment that effectively reduces colonization of avian pathogenic E. coli in chickens. Purdue University Researchers at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture have announced the development of an innovative antibiotic-free treatment for avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC), a significant breakthrough in poultry health … Read more
“Monkeypox virus can cause an extremely painful infection that lasts for weeks,” said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. In order to advance in monkeypox diagnosis and treatment research National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made three recent advances which are described as under Scientists Developed Mouse Model to Study Monkeypox Virulence at National Institutes … Read more
“On July 2022, The World Health Organization declared monkeypox or mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern spreading globally is a “public health emergency of international concern”. What is Monkeypox Virus? or What is Monkeypox Disease? What is monkeypox virus? Monkeypox is an infectious zoonotic disease caused by “the monkey pox virus” an … Read more
How to prevent monkeypox transmission in outbreak scenario when the healthcare system is overburdened and the patient needs to get isolated in home? If a person tests positive for monkeypox, he must isolate himself to avoid spread of virus to nearby people. In order to get isolated patient must strictly follow few guidelines or measures … Read more
In order to prevent monkeypox transmission in hospital standard precautions must be in place however, If a patient is seeking treatment in any healthcare setting and suspects for monkeypox symptoms then along with standard precautions additional measures should be taken about how to prevent monkeypox transmission in hospital settings How to prevent monkeypox transmission if … Read more
During monkeypox outbreak Monkeypox Specimen collection is very important to avoid further spread of disease through laboratory personnel in the community by using standard protocols for monkeypox specimen collection and monkeypox specimen transportation. This article provides complete guide for monkeypox specimen collection from suspected monkeypox patient skin lesions according to standard laboratory procedures What Type … Read more
Monkeypox diagnosis and treatment is critical in early detection of disease which is of prime importance while healthcare systems are trying to contain the disease and avoid further spread in the community due to wrong and false diagnosis. Monkeypox diagnosis and treatment in clinical settings is based on nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) using real-time … Read more
Monkey pox virus is member of the genus Ortho poxvirus in the family Poxviridae, also known as mpox. Clade I and II are the virus’s two genetic subgroups. The World Health Organization proclaimed the monkey pox outbreak, also known as the mpox outbreak, a “public health emergency of international concern” on July 20, 2022. What … Read more