Singapore has reported its first two locally transmitted cases of mpox in the community, both involving the Clade 1b variant, ...

The first case of severe mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been identified in New York City, according to an advisory issued by the NYC Health Department. One resident has tested positive for mpox clade I ...

The first known case of a severe strain of the mpox virus has been detected in New York City — and health officials are recommending those at risk get vaccinated. The case of “mpox clade I” is ...

The New York City Department of Health confirmed the first case of a severe strain of the mpox virus, formerly known as monkeypox, in New York City. Health officials said Friday that the case is ...

An antibody test for the infectious disease mpox was successfully developed during the new clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda, the first time that an assay of its kind has been validated within this setting.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tecovirimat did not result in increased clinical resolution for patients with mpox. A second study found it may ...

An international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III study—the largest of its kind for mpox—found that tecovirimat did not improve clinical outcomes for adults with clade II mpox ...

In 2022, the United States and many other high-income countries experienced their first-ever widespread outbreak of mpox, a virus that was previously only seen as a threat in African countries. After ...

Tecovirimat is approved for smallpox treatment under the Food and Drug Administration Animal Rule on the basis of efficacy in nonhuman primate models of mpox (previously known as monkeypox). However, ...

The findings suggest a rope squirrel was the source of the outbreak and for the first time show the monkeypox virus jumping from one species to another in the wild. Viral spillovers from animals to ...