four in the Northern Territory and two in Western Australia. Mpox is caused by the monkeypox virus, which is from the same family as the one responsible for smallpox.. In August, Australia had the ...

Victoria is facing a record-setting mpox outbreak, the state's chief health officer has warned, and cases continue to rise across other Australian jurisdictions. Professor Ben Cowie said in an ...

At the same time, the clade 2 strain of mpox is surging, with Australia recording the second highest number of cases in the world in August, prompting renewed health warnings. Burnet Director and ...

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 ...

Mpox cases are rising in Victoria and across Australia. All sexually active people with symptoms should be tested. A free vaccine is available for eligible people through sexual health clinics ...

The majority of the cases seen in the outbreak in 2022 were from clade IIb, lineage B.1. In August, the Department of Health in Victoria, Australia reported an "ongoing outbreak of mpox in ...

AP reports on the new U.K. cluster, noting that scientists say public risk remains low. Other global health news is on cigarettes in the U.K., a social media ban in Australia, the future of cancer ...

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The mpox outbreak has reached its peak in Victoria in line with a national surge to more than 1000 cases in 2024, with some patients ending up in hospital.