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

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

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash.

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 ...

Two additional cases of the new variant of mpox, an infectious viral disease that can cause high fever, a painful rash and ...

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over a new strain of mpox that is spreading ...

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

Mpox, a viral disease related to smallpox ... has spread widely in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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