A new variant of human mpox has claimed the lives of approximately 5% of people with reported infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2023, many of them children. Since then, it has ...

Researchers have developed an optical biosensor that detects the virus that causes mpox. The technology could make diagnosis much faster and cost-effective as the disease continues to spread worldwide ...

An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...

Manufactured by Abbott Molecular Inc., it enables the detection of the mpox virus from swabs taken from human lesions. Since ...

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.

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He also said the spread of mpox does not correlate to the use of COVID-19 vaccines. USA TODAY reached out to Slay News and the social media user sharing the claim for comment but did not ...

An Oct. 12 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a headline linking mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox, to COVID-19 vaccines. "WHO admits Monkeypox is 'Side ...

He also said the spread of mpox does not correlate to the use of COVID-19 vaccines. USA TODAY reached out to Slay News and the social media user sharing the claim for comment but did not immediately ...

A case of a deadly new mpox strain has been detected in the UK for the first time, it has been announced. Cases have risen significantly across Europe this summer but the presentation of a ...