"In Papua New Guinea, the Mpox virus has already arrived, and approximately 5% of the population is infected," read part of a Facebook post shared over 500 times since it was posted on August 23 ...

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

DW answers your questions.A new version of the mpox virus has emerged in Central Africa, spreading among children and adults ...

Kerala confirmed its second Mpox (monkeypox) case, raising India’s total to three. A 26-year-old man returning from the UAE ...

Antibodies provided by mpox vaccination all but disappear within six to 12 months, new research finds, underscoring the need ...

Mpox is a disease caused by monkeypox virus, which was first discovered in 1958 when an outbreak of a pox-like illness occurred in monkeys used for research. The first human case was reported in ...

As mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been declared a global public health emergency, some are wondering whether the virus poses the risk of a COVID-like pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO ...

The rapid spread of a new virulent strain of the mpox virus across Africa triggered WHO to declare it a "public health emergency of international concern." The World Health Organization (WHO) on ...

The first diagnostic test for mpox has been approved by the World Health Organization in a bid to expand its availability and ...

Children are particularly vulnerable to the new strain of the deadly mpox virus that is spreading globally after being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health ...

Mpox is now considered a global health emergency as cases surge in Central Africa and a new, more severe subtype of the virus spreads to multiple countries — prompting concerns about lockdowns ...

Mpox virus can be stopped — but $135 million in funding is needed to halt the spread, WHO says Agency launches a plan to combat human-to-human transmission of the illness Published: Aug. 26 ...