Africa's CDC has declared mpox a public health emergency as cases are up 160% compared to 2023. What to know about rising virus cases, spread and prevention. Fox News Media ...

Mpox is back. More than 900 people, mostly African children, have died this year and public health officials say the new variant inflicting that toll could arrive in the U.S. at any time.

How Many Cases Have Been Reported? African officials have confirmed 2,863 mpox cases and 517 deaths in 2024 so far, according to Africa CDC, most in the DRC. Only a fraction of suspected ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. It follows a public ...

WHO declares mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency 02:47. Geneva — The mpox outbreak is not another COVID-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much is already ...

Is mpox an emergency in the U.S.? Not currently. The Biden administration declared the virus a public health emergency in August 2022, following criticism over the government's lack of response.

The current outbreak in Africa stems from a different, more dangerous mpox variant compared to the last outbreak in 2022. There are no confirmed cases of the strain in the U.S.

Congo alone has reported 15,600 mpox cases and 537 deaths, most of them among children under 15, indicating that the nature of the disease and its mode of spread may have changed. Here’s what to ...

The National Department of Health and a health expert have warned South Africans to remain vigilant and be on the lookout for mpox symptoms. So far, three people have died due to mpox (also known ...

Mpox (monkeypox) spreads if you come in close contact to an infected person or animal. To control the outbreak, the FDA has approved two vaccines. Here’s a guide on mpox vaccine, who needs it ...

Dr. Jean Kaseya has a warning for the world: "We are playing with fire." Kaseya is director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He's talking about mpox, a virus that ...

Mpox looks like its cousin smallpox, but because smallpox was literally wiped off the planet in 1980, very few, if any, Americans have come in direct contact with a person’s body covered in ...