The UNDP and USC highlight the need for science-based, equitable, and human rights-focused responses to mpox, addressing ...

The infected individual had recently traveled to Africa, where there is an ongoing outbreak of the deadlier clade I mpox ...

After small pox was eradicated and vaccinations against the disease came to an end, people in parts of Africa started getting sick with something rarely seen before - mpox. Researchers eventually ...

An individual in California tested positive for clade I mpox last week after traveling to East Africa, where the virus is ...

The World Health Organization is maintaining the highest level of readiness concerning monkeypox, also known as mpox.

Researchers have developed a new optical biosensor to detect the monkeypox virus. The biosensor can provide results in 20 ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed the country's first case of clade I monkeypox. The case, linked to ...

“Monkeypox usually begins with flu-like symptoms, including fever, chills, achiness, and swelling of lymph nodes,” says Dr. Jay Varma, MD, epidemiologist and physician. “After a few days, a person may ...

While many people outside of the medical or scientific fields may not be familiar with it, monkeypox isn't new. “We have ...

The United States has reported its first confirmed case of the more contagious form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.

Monkeypox Not a Global Emergency Yet, WHO Says More than 3200 worldwide cases have been reported to the WHO since the beginning of May. The US has detected 201 cases, according to the latest CDC data.

The WHO changed the name of the disease from "monkeypox" to "mpox" in November 2022. This change addressed concerns about the potential for stigma and racism associated with the original name.