No FDA-approved rapid tests exist that specifically test for H5N1, and the first near-point-of-care test for mpox was ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, through its Diagnostic Advisory Committee (DAC), has recommended the ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox ... The new study, led by virologists Nasar and Stefanie Trefry, Ph.D., builds on those ...

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

Cepheid and Roche Diagnostics Tests Provide Rapid and Decentralized Detection Options as Mpox Cases Continue to Rise ...

Adults who had a documented mpox test with results and available documentation of the clinical encounter were eligible for inclusion. The primary composite outcome was documentation of an anogenital ...

Several African and ex-Soviet countries have expressed interest in buying Russia's vaccine against smallpox and mpox viruses, ...

As part of ongoing efforts to enhance quality-assured testing options, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two ...

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 (WHO) said on Friday that it has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox, marking a significant milestone in expanding global access to mpox testing. The approval ...

Last week African countries reported 2,532 new mpox cases, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi, ...

The agency said those individuals would be offered testing and vaccination if needed. Mpox is typically spread through close ...