UNICEF and partners are scaling up the emergency response in the DRC, Burundi and other countries in Africa, but more donor ...

Responding to rising mpox cases in Africa, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international ...

Case numbers for the global mpox outbreak have decreased since 2022, but the situation in Africa has noticeably worsened. On ...

Mpox, a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, saw a significant increase in cases from mid-2022. The variant in the 2022 ...

With concerns that mpox may now spread more easily and be more severe, researchers warn that failing to curb the outbreak means “nobody is safe.” ...

Last week India had confirmed the first case of the Mpox virus. A 26-year-old young male patient who recently traveled from a ...

The patient, who arrived in Kerala a few days ago, was initially admitted to a private hospital and later transferred to ...

Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus. The disease is characterized by symptoms such as a skin rash that forms blisters and crusts ...

This past August, the World Health Organization declared a new outbreak of monkeypox a global health emergency. The News ...

STAT senior writer Helen Branswell answers the most frequently asked questions about what is happening with mpox now and what can be done to stop this current outbreak. STAT answers pressing questions ...

Mpox or monkeypox is similar to smallpox caused by a virus. You can get infected with the virus if you come in contact with an infected person or animal. The monkeypox virus was classified into ...

The use of the name "monkeypox" was associated with discrimination, following which the World Health Organisation renamed it ...