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What is ‘Dinga Dinga’, the excessive body-shaking disease leaving people in Uganda sick?

A bizarre and unsettling disease has taken hold in Uganda, leaving hundreds of people, mostly women and children, shaken—literally.Known as ‘Dinga Dinga’, which translates...

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800 deaths, cases in 16 African countries: WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test kit

The WHO approved diagnostic test for mpox enables the detection of the virus from swabs taken from human lesions read moreThe UN health agency said...

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India reports first case of mpox clade 1 infection: What is this strain declared public health emergency by WHO?

Mpox, which has been spreading at a rapid rate across the world, has finally landed on India’s shores with a 38-year-old man from Kerala...

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First mpox case in India: How does it spread, what are the symptoms to watch out for?

Mpox was declared a global emergency last month, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission.The highly contagious virus has been spreading rapidly to...