An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...

Authorities reported the first case of the new mpox strain in the U.K. last week, stating that a patient is receiving treatment at a London hospital following recent travel to African countries ...

A health expert has warned of another horrifying and lesser-known symptom of Mpox - as cases of a more lethal strain rose once again in the UK on Wednesday. The Clade 1b strain of Mpox ...

An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for nine countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organizations say. The WHO ...

GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization will convene a meeting of its Emergency Committee next week to determine whether mpox remains a global health crisis, it said in a ...

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 new strain of mpox have been detected in the UK, officials say. Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b had been ...

The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa, but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog said Thursday. Fifteen countries across Africa recorded 11,453 mpox ...

Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing.” GOMA, Congo -- Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing” — a possible sign that ...

By Lynsey Chutel Reporting from London Two new cases of the version of mpox that has fueled a deadly outbreak in central Africa have been detected in Britain, according to the country’s health ...

Insurance companies do not yet cover the mpox vaccine or, if they do, reimburse only a tiny fraction of the cost.Credit...Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times Supported by By Apoorva Mandavilli A ...

Health authorities have announced the first case of Clade1b mpox has been identified in the UK. Since January 2024, there have been around 1,000 deaths out of 33,000 suspected cases in the ...