While the new strain of mpox has appeared in parts of Africa, other types have been continue to be recorded around the world ...

Medical staff talk to each other at the general hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic Of Congo, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 after the World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo ...

A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa.

Convinced the jungle was harbouring mpox, Dr Leandre Murhala Masirika grabbed his gear and headed towards the vast forests in ...

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is the latest virus outbreak promoting a World Health Organization emergency meeting. Large numbers of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

An mpox outbreak spreading across several African countries has been called a global emergency by the World Health Organization. It has also led to a rise in online disinformation about the disease.

This comes just two months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the mpox outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern. The UKHSA said: “UKHSA, the NHS and ...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday after the second case of the ...

Both patients are receiving treatment at a hospital in the capital, Freetown. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when outbreaks of a “pox-like” disease in ...

Public health emergencies demand decisive leadership, proactive capacities, and swift, coordinated responses to mitigate their impacts on lives, livelihoods, and economies, particularly in Africa, ...

Another case of the new strain of mpox has been detected in the UK as an outbreak of the disease continues to be monitored by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Located in East Sussex ...