In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared a second "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" for mpox.

Dr. Dougbeh Chris Nyan, Director-General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), spent the weekend ...

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The mpox outbreak is still a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, with the health body's director-general issuing a revised set of temporary recommendations.

If necessary, they may also perform other diagnostic testing to rule out other conditions like HIV, varicella-zoster viruses, such as chicken pox or shingles, herpes, or syphilis.

The U.S. saw more than 20,000 mpox cases and nearly six dozen deaths during the 2022 global mpox outbreak. San Francisco was hard hit. Today, mpox remains an ongoing public health emergency, according ...

DOH officials said several deaths initially attributed to mpox turned out to be due to HIV-AIDS or other life-threatening illnesses. The disease, however, can be extremely painful and may leave ...

MANILA, Philippines – Courts in Davao City have imposed a mandatory face mask policy as officials confirmed six mpox cases in the city. The directive, issued by Davao Regional Trial Court ...

Dr. Catulong explained that because Mpox is viral, a confirmatory diagnosis is essential to rule out other possible infections.

A drug, tecovirimat, (TPOXX®, SIGA) failed in clinical trials for the treatment of MPox. TPOXX has been approved for Smallpox in the USA under the FDA "Animal Rule" and continues to be stockpiled ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in North Carolina wastewater, prompting health officials to urge vigilance. While no clade I mpox cases have been reported in N.C., its ...

Journal Reference: Carlos Maluquer de Motes, David O. Ulaeto. Mpox poses an ever-increasing epidemic and pandemic risk. Nature Medicine, 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03589-8 ...