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.

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

Dr. Brad Perkins, chief medical officer at Karius, a California life sciences company focused on saving lives from infectious diseases, reiterated that mpox is "considerably less infectious" for ...

The World Health Organization last week declared mpox (previously monkeypox) to be a global health emergency. The disease experienced a global outbreak in 2022, which subsided in Europe, Asia and the ...

The move this week by the World Health Organization to declare a global emergency in response to mpox cases in African countries and the announcement of a case of a more severe type in Sweden ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared mpox a public health emergency on the continent on Tuesday. WHO said there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa ...

Mpox, an infectious disease caused by the Mpox virus, has recently received international attention due to an increase in cases and the possible impact on public health. The disease was initially ...

He also sheds light on what it takes to stop a disease outbreak. The WHO strategic framework for enhancing prevention and control of mpox 2024–2027 highlights the need for countries to take ...

The spread of mpox through certain African countries led the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to declare earlier this week mpox a public health emergency of continental security.

A strain of mpox disease that had previously been undetected in the U.S. has been found in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. California's health department ...