The World Health Organization will convene a meeting later this month to determine whether the mpox outbreak occurring in ...

Last month the World Health Organization approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox called the Alinity m MPXV ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital Kinshasa due to a shortage ...

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District Health Department lacks funds to facilitate the response activities ...

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to hold a crucial meeting of its Emergency Committee to decide if mpox still ...

No FDA-approved rapid tests exist that specifically test for H5N1, and the first near-point-of-care test for mpox was ...

Several African and ex-Soviet countries have expressed interest in buying Russia's vaccine against smallpox and mpox viruses, ...

Researchers have developed an optical biosensor that detects the virus that causes mpox. The technology could make diagnosis much faster and cost-effective as the disease continues to spread worldwide ...

A new variant of human mpox has claimed the lives of approximately 5% of people with reported infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since ...

Congo reported fewer than 100 mpox cases last week, down from nearly 400 in July but infections have risen in Burundi and ...

An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...