What is Clade Ib and is it dangerous? The UKHSA said existing evidence suggests Clade Ib causes more severe disease than Clade II, another mpox strain. The UK case comes nearly three months after ...

In light of the recent cases of mpox in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has taken yet another step to cub the infection. On October 24, 2024 it announced that it has activated the ...

A deadly strain of mpox has been detected in the UK for the first time. The case of Clade Ib mpox was confirmed in London, with the individual being treated at the Royal Free Hospital's high ...

WHO listed the Xpert Mpox, a real-time PCR test manufactured by Cepheid under its EUL procedure, on 25 October. This test is designed for use on compatible GeneXpert systems.

An infection with the latest mpox variant, clade 1b, has been detected in the United Kingdom for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on Wednesday. The agency said that the ...

A public health emergency declared by the World Health Organisation remains in place over a new outbreak of mpox in some African nations, with several cases now reported outside of the continent – ...

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox. Few new cases emerged in India this year during ...

The full article is available here as HTML. [ADDIS ABABA] As Africa grapples with multiple outbreaks of mpox, public health leaders say locally produced vaccines are vital to end donation dependence ...

A total of 2,729 new suspected cases of the disease mpox have been reported in Africa over the period of one week, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of these ...

While the World Health Organization in August declared mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, a global health emergency, Delaware has only seen two such cases this year. The cases locally were ...

A NEW, more infectious strain of the killer mpox virus has been found in Germany, health chiefs have warned. It comes just weeks after the UK’s decision to stockpile vaccines after a case of ...

BERLIN — Germany has detected its first case of the new mpox variant, the Robert Koch Institute for public health said on Tuesday, adding that it viewed the risk to the wider population as low. The ...