This new variant of mpox was first detected earlier this year in eastern Congo. It has also caused outbreaks in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, while single cases in travelers have been reported in ...

Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the U.K., making it the first cluster of infections ...

British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...

An additional case of a new strain of mpox has been detected in Britain, bringing the total number of infections in the ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, drew global attention in 2022 during an outbreak that affected the U.S., Europe, Australia and many other countries. The virus comes in two distinct forms or "clades ...

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

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated Congo needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the ...

Mpox epidemics in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda had their origins in Congo, and a number of cases in travelers have also ...

Of the 154 cases that tested positive for mpox in Burundi, which borders eastern Congo, from July 3 to Sept 9 (2024), the median age was 9.5 years, researchers said in a study recently released in ...

NGOZI, Burundi — The hug between the two women looked ... amid threats from contagious diseases such as COVID-19 and Mpox. “People greet each other from a distance for fear of contaminating ...