Mpox is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It's quite easily passed on from one person to another.

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

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.

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

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

WHO activates Global Health Emergency Corps to combat rising mpox cases in Africa uniting global efforts to control the outbreak and save lives ...

Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b had been confirmed in London. The agency has now announced a further two cases - in household ...

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 ...

Two more UK cases of the potentially deadly strain of the mpox virus have been detected in household contacts of the first case, the Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. This brings the total ...

Two more cases of a potentially deadly strain of the mpox virus have been detected, in household contacts of the first case, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The new strain of mpox ...

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 ...