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Nepal: 2024 - 2025 Mpox

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Source: https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/mpox-infection-reappears-6766154a5e6e2.html

Mpox infection reappears
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a 36-year-old man from Tanahun district has tested positive for the infection.
By Republica
December 20, 2024 at 11:00 PM


KATHMANDU, Dec 21: The government has confirmed the reappearance of monkeypox (Mpox) in the country.

According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a 36-year-old man from Tanahun district has tested positive for the infection.​

The man, who returned from Saudi Arabia on Thursday, underwent a lab test at the National Public Health Laboratory Teku, said Ministry spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki.

He is currently receiving medical care in isolation at the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, and his condition is out of threat.​..
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Source: https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2025/01/17/imported-mpox-in-nepal

Imported mpox in Nepal
The recent cases of the virus among Saudi returnees should be a wake-up call for us.
Dr Sher Bahadur Pun
Published at : January 17, 2025
Updated at : January 17, 2025 07:00

On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox (mpox) a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) following an unexpected surge of mpox infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and due to its potential for broader transmission. This is the second declaration of mpox as a PHEIC within two years. In July 2022, mpox was first declared a PHEIC due to its rapid spread beyond Africa.

Two Saudi returnees have been confirmed to be the first cases of mpox in Nepal. This confirmation prompts a discussion regarding the potential spread of this virus within our community. In June last year, a foreign national was also confirmed with mpox...
 
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