In 2017, an mpox outbreak in Nigeria, after nearly 40 years without documented cases, became one of the largest recorded in Africa at that time, with more than 120 confirmed cases and several deaths.

Background Mpox emerged as a significant global public health concern during the 2022–2023 outbreak, impacting populations in ...

"In the context of the outbreak in parts of Africa, we expect to see the occasional imported case of clade Ib mpox in the UK, ...

A new vaccination centre is due to open in Exeter to target individuals at higher risk of contracting mpox, previously known as monkeypox. According to a recent announcement by health officials ...

2 In addition, there are concomitant outbreaks of clade Ia, primarily affecting areas in which mpox is endemic in the DRC, along with clade II in Nigeria and other countries in West and Central ...