Here’s a look at mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the United States. Mpox is a viral disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. In 2022, an outbreak was declared a public health ...

Mpox surged in parts of East, West and Central Africa in 2024, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a public health emergency of international concern in August. This was ...

“If you get infected with mpox, it usually takes between five and 21 days for the first symptoms to appear,” says Dr Kathryn Basford at ASDA Online Doctor. “Symptoms to look out for include ...

It may look like pimples or blisters before scabbing over. The lesions may be itchy or painful. Mpox can also be transmitted through contact with contaminated objects or surfaces, such as shared ...

TAMESNA, Morocco (AP) — After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed ...

A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting ...

A Moroccan company is filling orders for mpox tests even as an outbreak continues and after African countries struggled to ...

BEIJING-China’s top drug regulator has recently approved clinical trials of an mpox vaccine developed by the domestic drugmaker Sinopharm, adding to a growing number of home-grown candidates in ...

Direct skin-to-skin contact Contact with contaminated items like bedding or clothing Close respiratory contact, though this is less common While mpox can affect anyone, certain groups face higher ...

China's top drug regulator has recently approved clinical trials of a mpox vaccine developed by the domestic drugmaker Sinopharm, adding to a growing number of homegrown candidates in the pipeline ...

Health workers at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) are worried over the increasing cases of Mpox at the facility. The acting hospital director, Dr Deus Twesigye, said they expect the ...