Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped squirrel), have been named as likely reservoirs of the mpox virus.

Mpox is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It’s quite easily passed on from one person to another.

Congo reported fewer than 100 mpox cases last week, down from nearly 400 in July but infections have risen in Burundi and ...

Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of ...

The African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbreak on the continent.

Yet another strain of the virus that causes mpox might be readily spreading from person to person ... There are four known ...

Another case of the new, mutant strain of mpox has been detected in London ... The agency reported the first case of the ...

Mpox, also known as monkeypox, is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It spreads through close contact with ...

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first ...

The International Organization for Migration has supported Uganda's efforts in combating the Monkeypox virus by providing health Personal Protective Equipment to the Ministry of Health, as ...

Mpox, a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, has a fatality rate of up to 11 per cent, according to the European ...

KINSHASA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the epicenter of the ongoing mpox epidemic, will kick off a new round of vaccination, Health Minister Roger Kamba said late ...