Africa is no longer in the grip of a public health emergency over mpox though the viral infection "remains endemic in several ...

Almost six in 10 adults diagnosed with mpox during the 2022 outbreak had lingering physical symptoms for 11 to 18 months ...

Between early 2025 and late 2025, suspected Mpox cases declined by 40 per cent, while confirmed cases dropped by 60 per cent.Africa has lifted Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security ...

The move will hobble the ability of the U.S. to develop vaccines and medicines, a public health law expert says.

Today marks a significant milestone in Africa's collective journey toward strengthened health security. Following the recommendation of the Africa CDC Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), I hereby ...

The mpox virus appears to be circulating silently in parts of Nigeria, in many cases without the symptoms typically ...

Mpox may be spreading more widely in Africa than previously thought because of asymptomatic transmission, according to new ...

A cohort study of over 300 adults either diagnosed with mpox between May 2022 to January 2023 (post-MPX) or who were at risk but never infected (no-MPX) found that more than half of those diagnosed ...

Many mpox patients affected during the 2022 outbreak may have experienced physical effects more than a year later, a new ...

This week’s health headlines in Africa highlight Kenya’s severe drought and a spike in typhoid cases in the DRC. As clinical trials for mpox and Lassa fever move forward, local health systems remain ...