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.
An opponent of vaccines who wrote social media posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to five years in prison ...
Press Release - Nineteen African states--those currently reporting or that have reported Mpox cases within this outbreak--gathered in a 'back-to-school' style meeting in Congo Brazzaville in the first ...
Press Release - A drug currently approved for smallpox in the U.S. will undergo clinical trials to treat patients infected by the Mpox viruswho are at risk of severe complications in the Democratic ...
The World Health Organization will hold a meeting next week to decide if mpox remains a global health crisis. The disease, prevalent in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has ...
Mpox spreads through close contact and typically causes mild symptoms, though it can be fatal in rare cases. Symptoms include flu-like signs and pus-filled lesions on the body. In response to the ...
Research shows a single yellow fever vaccine provides lifelong immunity, with breakthrough infections being rare, supporting WHO guidelines on vaccination.