Scientists monitor mpox virus mutations and human-to-human transmission, impacting vaccination strategies in Africa.

It’s not yet certain which animals are the natural carriers. But, based on the available evidence, it is thought to be ...

Yet another strain of the virus that causes mpox might be readily spreading from person to person, according to an analysis ...

Investigation of the Clade la strain of the virus circulation in Central Africa shows genetic mutations indicative of ...

The new mpox variant, first detected in eastern Congo earlier this year, is believed by scientists to cause milder, less noticeable symptoms, making it easier for the virus to spread undetected.

Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing.” It's a possible sign that the epidemic for which ...

Mpox, a viral infection that was previously known as monkeypox, is spread primarily through close contact with an infected ...

Mpox, a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, has a fatality rate of up to 11 per cent, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). As of October ...

The virus particles are in various stages of maturity ... They too are now being treated at a hospital in London. “Mpox is very infectious in households with close contact and so it is not ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated Congo needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the virus, and another 7 million for the rest of Africa. So far ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated Congo needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the virus, and another 7 million for the rest of Africa. So far ...