The global eradication of smallpox more than 40 years ago was one of the greatest achievements in public health history, vanquishing a cause of death, blindness and disfigurement that had plagued ...

The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the deteriorating humanitarian situation ...

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The NHS have opened 12 new mpox vaccination sites to help protect those at an increased risk of getting the infection. Every ...

It is the strain that has spread rapidly across 21 African countries during the current epidemic in east and central Africa. This dual transmission makes the fight against mpox even more complicated: ...

The executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) is meeting this week, just days after US President Donald Trump ...

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The WHO's chief hit back Monday at US President Donald Trump's reasons for pulling the United States out of the agency and ...

Twelve new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England. Mpox is caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, although it is usually much less harmful. Previously, vaccines were available ...