In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be ...

The Nigerian government prohibited the sale of bushmeat as a precaution to stop the spread of mpox in June 2022. However, ...

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash.

One of the World Health Organization’s most important jobs is managing viral outbreaks. The rapid spread of mpox, a disease related to smallpox, is a reminder of its shortcomings. The WHO has ...

Two additional cases of the new variant of mpox, an infectious viral disease that can cause high fever, a painful rash and ...

The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first ...

In many countries around the world, wild animals are sometimes killed for food, including monkeys, rats and squirrels.

The cases were household contacts of Britain's first case identified last week, according to the UK Health Security Agency ...

Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally transmitted cases in Europe and the first ...

Two new cases of a more-infectious strain of mpox have been detected in the UK, health officials have said. The new cases come after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced at the end of last ...

After announcing confirmation of the nation's first three cases of the new strain, known as Clade 1b, Professor Susan Hopkins ...