The new and aggressive strain of the potentially deadly mpox virus is spreading rapidly among children in the Democratic ...

Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be "plateauing," ...

The World Health Organization will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring in ...

Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the UK, making it the first cluster of infections that have surfaced outside of Africa.

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

Congo reported fewer than 100 mpox cases last week, down from nearly 400 in July but infections have risen in Burundi and ...

The World Health Organization reports that mpox cases are plateauing in Congo's South Kivu region, despite rising numbers in the rest of the country, Burundi, and Uganda. With fewer than 100 confirmed ...

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in ...

Uganda is now among the top three countries in Africa, after Burundi and DR Congo with the highest of confirmed mpox cases. The country recorded 45 new cases last week, bringing the total of confirmed ...

There have also been outbreaks in Nigeria, Kenya, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda. Despite requesting mpox vaccines two years ago, during a previous outbreak, the DRC and other low-income countries ...

GHEC is assessing the emergency workforce capacities in 8 countries affected by the mpox outbreak, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, the two most affected countries.

GHEC is assessing workforce capacities in eight countries including DRC and Burundi, which have been the most impacted by the mpox outbreak. There have been 22 areas identified by GHEC that are in ...