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

Scientists believe that mpox is infecting more people as smallpox immunity in the population wanes. Experts urged caution in interpreting data on mpox severity. “Historically, clade I was ...

Public places should also restore the use of hand washing facilities installed during the Covid-19 pandemic because it will ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on ...

Several factors are known to influence vaccination rates. Among these are perceptions about the severity of and likelihood of ...

The clashes have caused mass displacement of the population and made vaccination campaigns, for all diseases, far more complicated. Even before the mpox outbreaks, Congo was facing one of the ...

The first doses of an Mpox vaccine called Jynneos arrived this ... the DRC and other African countries and administered to the population at risk as soon as possible. In the past week alone ...

While no cases of clade I mpox have been detected in the UK, the UKHSA – and the risk to the population is considered low – the Goverment has begun preparing for a possible outbreak.

According to the ministry, Nakasongola is the most affected district with nine cases, followed by Kampala (eight), Wakiso ...

Congo starts mpox vaccinations in Goma, aiming to control outbreaks after WHO declared a global emergency. 265,000 doses are ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.

Only 65% of the eligible population was included in the final cohort, and 71 outcomes, which was only 10% of all mpox diagnoses in the region where the study was carried out, were analyzed.