Split into clade 1a and clade 1b, clade 1b mpox first emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just over a year ...

WHO has allocated 899,000 mpox vaccine doses to nine African nations, prioritising those hit hardest by the latest outbreak.

This strain has been detected in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Thailand, India, Germany and six African countries that had ...

Intensifying mpox outbreak as both subclade Ia and Ib strains show signs of sustained human-to-human transmission in Kinshasa ...

In August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

The first case of a new infectious and potentially deadly strain of mpox has been reported in the UK. The strain, known as ...

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

Across Africa, at least 1000 people have died in this latest outbreak, although, in most cases, the infection is mild. The ...

As Africa grapples with multiple outbreaks of mpox, public health leaders say locally produced vaccines are vital to end donation dependence and secure the continent's health.

The two most commonly used shots currently are MVA-BN and LC16; during the global outbreak of clade 2 mpox, it was the former that was deployed in Britain, under the brand name Imvanex. The DRC ...

Split into clade 1a and clade 1b, clade 1b mpox first emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just over a year ago, spreading mostly between adults through intimate and sexual contact.