Mpox is now considered a global health emergency as cases surge in Central Africa and a new, more severe subtype of the virus ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday (August 14) declared the mpox surge in Africa a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash.

A case of the contagious new mpox strain at the centre of an outbreak in Africa has been detected in the UK. The case was ...

The African Union's health watchdog on Thursday warned that mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for ...

While the World Health Organization in August declared mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, a global health emergency, Delaware has only seen two such cases this year. The cases locally were ...

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

MORE cases of a new strain of mpox have been found in the UK, according to officials. Two more cases of a potentially deadly ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency over a new strain of mpox that is spreading rapidly in Africa. Thousands of cases of the disease – formerly known as ...

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 ...

The World Health Organization recently declared that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders.