Mpox is caught through close contact. If you get infected, it usually takes between five and 21 days for the first symptoms ...

The condition is caused by a similar virus to smallpox, meaning the smallpox (MVA) vaccine should give a good level of ...

THE UK has started stockpiling mpox vaccines as it prepares for a worst-case scenario, where the bug could spread through touch. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is ramping up its ...

While the new clade 1 strain of mpox has appeared in parts of Africa, other types have been recorded around the world this year, including in the UK ...

The World Health Organisation has branded the outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern.

The UK government has procured 150,000 doses of additional mpox vaccine in preparation for anticipated cases of a new potentially deadlier strain causing a growing outbreak in Africa and isolated ...

Clade I mpox has been deemed more severe than clade II mpox, which was responsible for the global outbreak in 2022. There is ...

Wiping out smallpox had an unintended consequence: the rise of mpox in the past few years. Here's the story — starting with ...

Drugmaker Siga Technologies said on Tuesday it would supply its therapy for mpox in Morocco as part of a contract in response ...

Wales' health minister has issued an update about preparations for whether the viral illness mpox arrives in Wales. The UK ...

The UK orders 150,000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic to protect against clade I mpox. UK commits over £3 million in partnership with UNICEF to fight mpox and cholera outbreaks in the DRC.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has taken note of the report by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) of the first ...