Newer mpox strain poses bigger threat to girls, young women and is spreading fast. Check symptomsA new study has revealed that girls and young women may be more susceptible to an infectious subvariant of the virus that causes mpox. The ...
Mpox Cases: Worries increase as new strain discovered that spreads from skin to skin contactCongo is experiencing a severe mpox outbreak, with over 21,000 cases reported this year. The World Health Organization has declared it a gl...
Mpox cases: Bengaluru airport starts mandatory Monkeypox testing for international passengersKempegowda International Airport has started mandatory monkeypox testing for international passengers after the first case was detected in ...
Mpox outbreak: Rich nations have millions of shots as Africa's outbreak spreads; will they share?Rich countries have hundreds of millions of vaccine doses that could help combat an mpox outbreak in Africa, where donated shots are insuff...
India's mpox case 'isolated', not caused by new strainIndia has confirmed an isolated mpox case in a person returning from abroad, but it is not the new Clade 1b strain causing the global healt...
Authorities in Pakistan confirm fourth case of mpox virusPakistan reported its fourth case of monkeypox in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, where three other cases were also confirmed. All patients ha...
The Mpox crisis is much bigger than MpoxThe resurgence of mpox in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is compounded by broader sociopolitical and economic ch...
Mpox virus mutating very fast, scientists finding hard to track the new strain: What you need to knowMpox virus Updates: A new strain of the mpox virus, clade Ib, has emerged from Congo, evolving quickly and spreading rapidly among humans. ...
Why Africa is still waiting for mpox vaccines amid global health concernsAfrica was expected to receive its first 10,000 mpox vaccines, highlighting a slow global response compared to other regions. The WHO began...
Mpox vaccines are ready to ship, but aren't being sent. Why?Congo has been desperate for mpox vaccines, but WHO's regulatory delays have prevented their distribution. With manufacturers ready to supp...
WHO wants mpox vaccine production surgeThe World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the growing spread of a new, ...
Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in CongoThe Swedish public health agency said in a statement the patient recently sought health care in Stockholm. "In this case a person has been ...
Mpox outbreaks: What you need to know about the global health emergencyThe World Health Organization has declared mpox a global health emergency following a dramatic increase in cases and deaths across Africa. ...
Mpox declared a health emergency: Here are causes, symptoms, and prevention of this highly infectious diseaseMPOX Virus Outbreak: The Africa CDC has declared the spread of mpox a health emergency, calling for international assistance. With over 14,...
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreadsEarlier this week, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the mpox outbreaks were a public health emergency, ...
Africa public health body declares mpox emergencyAfrica’s top public health body has declared a "public health emergency of continental security" due to a significant mpox outbreak spreadi...
A new form of mpox that may spread more easily found in Congo's biggest outbreakSince January, Congo has reported more than 4,500 suspected mpox cases and nearly 300 deaths, numbers that have roughly tripled from the sa...