LONDON, Nov 6, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally ...

Mpox, a viral disease related to smallpox ... has spread widely in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The new strain has also been recorded in neighbouring Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, with ...

After announcing confirmation of the nation's first three cases of the new strain, known as Clade 1b, Professor Susan Hopkins ...

In many countries around the world, wild animals are sometimes killed for food, including monkeys, rats and squirrels.

The authorities said the risk of a rapid spread remained low because the new cases had had household contact with the first ...

The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed two more cases of Clade Ib mpox bringing the total to three.

The Nigerian government prohibited the sale of bushmeat as a precaution to stop the spread of mpox in June 2022. However, ...

In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be ...

The emergence of two new cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in the United Kingdom has sent ripples of concern ...

One of the World Health Organization’s most important jobs is managing viral outbreaks. The rapid spread of mpox, a disease related to smallpox, is a reminder of its shortcomings. The WHO has ...

The East African Community (EAC), will deploy skilled regional emergency experts over the next six months, to combat the spread of the ...

Two additional cases of a new strain of mpox have been detected in Britain, national health officials said Monday, less than ...