Will Mpox Cause Another Pandemic? An Infectious Disease Doctor Explains
The World Health Organization (WHO) just declared mpox to be a global health emergency. But don't expect it to turn into the ...
Medical Xpress26d
Mpox vaccine safe and generates a robust antibody response in adolescents
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical trial of an mpox vaccine in adolescents found it was safe and generated an antibody response equivalent to that seen in adults, according to a ...
Sky20d
Mpox: New strain of deadly virus found in Germany
A new, more infectious strain of the potentially deadly mpox virus has been found in Germany for the first time, health chiefs in the country have said. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's ...
El Paso Times26d
2 mpox cases confirmed in El Paso, city reports; what to know about virus, symptoms
Two confirmed cases of mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, are in El Paso, according to the El Paso Department of Public Health. Two men in their 40s, who reside in the same household ...
NDTV12d
Mpox: Recent Cases, Signs & What To Do If You're At Risk
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 ...
Seattle Times25d
Africa’s mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
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 ...
The Independent12d
Mpox 2024 mapped: All the countries where cases of new strain have been confirmed - including UK
WHO says it has been identified in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda – all countries that have never reported cases of mpox before. The public health emergency was declared by the group’s ...
The Independent12d
Mpox outbreak: What are the symptoms and how worried should I be about the new variant in the UK?
Your support makes all the difference. A deadly new variant of the Mpox virus has been detected in the UK after months of growing concerns as it spread through countries in Africa, and was ...
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WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's (BAVA.CO), opens new tab mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered ...
The Star28d
First mpox diagnostic test approved by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Oct 4 (2024) that it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, a key tool for countries battling outbreaks of this infectious ...
Science Daily26d
Mpox vaccine is safe and generates a robust antibody response in adolescents, study finds
A clinical trial of an mpox vaccine in adolescents found it was safe and generated an antibody response equivalent to that seen in adults, according to a planned interim analysis of study data.