Mpox, once a rare virus mainly confined to parts of Central Africa, is rapidly evolving into a more serious global health ...

Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the ...

ADDIS ABABA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Africa's ongoing mpox outbreak has reached 1,724 since the beginning of 2024, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

and strengthening regional disease surveillance networks will be critical in ensuring that future outbreaks are contained before they spiral out of control. To effectively address mpox in Africa ...

"On top of outbreaks of other mpox clades in DRC and other countries in Africa, it's clear that a coordinated international response is needed to stop these outbreaks and save lives." One ...

Health officials have sounded the alarm over a new mutant 'highly transmissible' mpox strain, believed to be behind a wave of fresh cases. A newly discovered variant of the rash-causing virus is ...

When I first spoke to Yap Boum II in January, 2025, he had recently become Deputy Incident Manager for the continental ...

“Africa CDC will intensify efforts to improve vaccine delivery strategies, strengthen surveillance, accelerate laboratory decentralisation, improve outbreak monitoring, and integrate mpox ...

Health officials have urged for a strong response from the international community to stop a further outbreak. “The high transmittance rate of the clade 1a Mpox ... to Africa Centres for Disease ...

Kaseya cited the immediate impact in Congo, which is the epicenter mpox outbreaks in Africa and where aid cuts and insecurity in the country’s east have contributed to challenges in testing for ...