The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog ...

Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the UK, making it the first cluster of infections that have surfaced outside of Africa.

The African continent is still in the acute phase of the mpox outbreak, as the number of cases reported so far ...

Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” ...

Mpox strains are still mutating, further raising the risk of spread both in Africa and globally, Africa Centres for Disease ...

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

British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...

The World Health Organisation and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have committed to guiding the ...

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 ...

For more information view our media page and republishing guidelines. The full article is available here as HTML. [ADDIS ABABA] As Africa grapples with multiple outbreaks of mpox, public health ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The number of mpox-related deaths in Africa has surpassed 1,000, the head of the continent’s top public health agency said Thursday, warning of the continuing threat of ...