West African nations are struggling to track and treat infections, and experts warn the outbreak is rapidly spreading, while ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases ...

Some outbreaks of clade I mpox have killed up to 10% of people who get sick, although more recent outbreaks have had lower death rates, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The story has been updated. A highly contagious and severe strain of mpox is on the move across continents following a major outbreak in central Africa. The surge of cases in the Democratic ...

Mpox reached the U.S. as part of a global outbreak in 2022, resulting in 32,000 known infections and 58 deaths domestically. All those cases have been linked to the less virulent and contagious ...

For much of the world, mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — seems like a virus from a few years ago. There was a global outbreak in 2022 and 2023 but the virus is no longer circulating as ...

Nirappil has covered mpox since the start of the 2022 global outbreak. Global health authorities are sounding an alarm about surging mpox infections in Africa that have left hundreds dead ...

Community-based health centers are vital in LGBTQ+ communities treating those who feel unseen in traditional health-care ...

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has inaugurated a national steering committee to oversee the use of a World Bank-supported ...

The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose ...

The mpox outbreaks in Africa are a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday. The ...