Congo reported fewer than 100 mpox cases last week, down from nearly 400 in July but infections have risen in Burundi and ...

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first ...

Last week, Africa CDC's director Dr Jean Kaseya said the continent was "still in the acute phase" of the mpox epidemic, with ...

The World Health Organization reports that mpox cases are plateauing in Congo's South Kivu region, despite rising numbers in the rest of the country, Burundi, and Uganda. With fewer than 100 confirmed ...

Private insurance companies in the U.S. aren’t required to cover the cost of the mpox vaccine, which costs $270 a dose.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, drew global attention in 2022 during an outbreak that affected the U.S., Europe, Australia and many other countries. The virus comes in two distinct forms or "clades ...

The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first infected person.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over a new strain of mpox that is spreading ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus is endemic in certain ...

Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It was first identified in the DRC in 1970, with an unprecedented large outbreak occurring in 2023. Health officials say the virus is ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease that spreads mainly through close contact with an infected person, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes, and fever. In recent months, the ...

We all must rise up to the job and ensure that we control monkeypox as quickly as possible." Uganda on Wednesday confirmed its first mpox death as the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed ...