New York Department of Health confirmed the first case of a new mpox strain in the city. This case marks as the fourth mpox ...

The advent of vaccinations came when a scientist, by the name of Edward Jenner, discovered that an individual exposed to a ...

A new case of clade Ib mpox has been detected in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported, with one person ...

The global eradication of smallpox more than 40 years ago was one of the greatest achievements in public health history, vanquishing a cause of death, blindness and disfigurement that had plagued ...

Twelve new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England. Mpox is caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, although it is usually much less harmful. Previously, vaccines were available ...

A new mpox vaccination centre is set to open at Hatfield's Queensway Health Centre, as part of a wider NHS rollout.

Watercolour illustration from a Japanese work on smallpox entitled Toshin seiyo [The essentials of smallpox] consisting of a manuscript in two volumes. It contains numerous coloured illustrations of ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency after a deadly mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  A sixth case of mpox, clade 1b, has been ...

In the early 1950s there were four vaccines routinely used in the United States: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and smallpox ... mode of transmission, symptoms, and complications.

While evidence-based decisions are essential, they must be paired with effective public messaging that builds trust and counters misinformation without inadvertently undermining confidence in vaccines ...

Experts are concerned about the Clade 1 mpox virus that has been spreading quickly in west and central Africa since 2023.

None of the patients in this study had been vaccinated for smallpox prior to the onset of their symptoms—either in the setting of the current outbreak or in their youth. Data from cohorts in ...