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A preliminary study traces an mpox outbreak in a group of Ivory Coast monkeys to the fire-footed squirrel, indicating the ...
Hospitalization risk for severe mpox disease was significantly higher in patients with vs without HIV coinfection.
Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge is currently investigating potential exposure to mpox, previously known as monkeypox, ...
Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas.
Mpox can be lethal, especially for children under five years old. The mortality rate for clade I is between 3% and 10%. The ...
A number of Clade 1b mpox cases have been identified in the UK since October 2024. The latest confirmed case comes after the ...
“Mpox is a disease caused by a virus known as monkeypox, which was first seen in the late 1950’s in laboratory monkeys with a human case noted in 1970,” explains Dr Jon Roberts, professor of ...
A new case of mpox has been discovered in the UK but the patient has not travelled or any reported links with previously ...
is approved for the prevention of smallpox and mpox disease in adults 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk for smallpox and monkeypox infection. The vaccine was developed in ...
The latest confirmed case comes after the UKHSA announced that Clade 1a and 1b mpox are no longer classified as a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) on March 19, 2025. According to the ...
Jynneos was approved in 2019 for the prevention of smallpox and mpox disease in adults 18 years of age and older at high risk for smallpox or mpox infection. The live vaccine is produced from the ...