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As WHO declares mpox outbreak an emergency, watch out for these symptoms

Updated On: 16 August, 2024 05:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

WHO has declared the mpox (monkeypox) a health emergency on Thursday after 99,176 cases and 208 deaths have been reported across 116 countries since 2022. In the Indian sub-continent, one case has been reported from Pakistan on Tuesday

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox (monkeypox) a health emergency on Thursday after 99,176 cases and 208 deaths have been reported across 116 countries since 2022.

In the Indian sub-continent, one case has been reported from Pakistan on Tuesday. A 34-year-old man who recently returned from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the virus in Peshawar.

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