The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the global health emergency for the outbreak of the mpox virus. "We now see steady progress in controlling the outbreak based on the ...

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California has seen the first two cases of a more severe strain of mpox without international travel, but health officials said that the risk to others is low. Both people in Los Angeles County were ...

Health officials in Los Angeles County said on Friday they are investigating a possible local spread of a more severe strain of mpox. Two cases of the strain were identified among Los Angeles County ...

LAHORE: Two patients diagnosed with mpox have been placed in isolation at Nishtar Hospital, Multan, after laboratory tests ...

Pakistan has reported its second mpox-related death after a Faisalabad man died in Islamabad, raising concerns over local ...