Mr Kaseya noted that more than 3.1 million mpox vaccine doses had been distributed across 12 African countries, with more ...

Spread This News By Staff Reporter  THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has warned the public to be on high alert over the ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reported a significant drop in mpox cases across the ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reiterated that Mpox -- formerly known as monkeypox -- remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), as the virus continues to resurface ...

However in the African region overall, cases and deaths have already outpaced totals for 2024, and new outbreaks have emerged ...

Ever since the 2022 global outbreak of mpox, the number of cases has died down in the United States, but Fulton County ...

Mpox is back. More than 900 people, mostly African children, have died this year and public health officials say the new variant inflicting that toll could arrive in the U.S. at any time. There ...

The death toll from Africa s ongoing mpox outbreak has surpassed 1,900 since the start of 2024, the Africa Centers for ...

Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people. Since January, Congo has ...

Amid growing concern that the United States could face a rise in mpox cases this summer, three new studies show that two doses of the Jynneos mpox vaccine are much more effective than just one.

Global neglect led us to the current mpox outbreak. A global response, based on equity and solidarity, is the only thing that can get us out of it, writes WHO’s Maria D. Van Kerkhove.

Mpox rashes develop three to 17 days after exposure, with symptoms lasting two to three weeks. With chickenpox, the rash will appear within 10 to 21 days, with symptoms lasting four to seven days.