For decades, the human niche for viruses related to smallpox has remained mostly empty. Since eradicating smallpox, only rare ...

The outbreak is "still raging", Lewis said, including in South Africa, which has seen 24 cases, three of which were fatal, but she added it was "controlled" and spreading less. Mpox remains a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although mpox was once mainly seen in Central Africa, the virus caused an outbreak worldwide in 2022 and is now causing outbreaks in multiple sub-Saharan countries. While it currently affects ...

Patrick Bahati is treated for Mpox at the Miti Murhesa hospital, some 25kms from Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga) 32,355 people ...