mpox

The first known case of a severe strain of the mpox virus has been detected in New York City — and health officials are recommending those at risk get vaccinated. The case of “mpox clade I” is travel-related, with the…

A newer variant of mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, is now spreading through some communities in the US and Europe.The risk to the general public is low, but community transmission in new places signals greater challenges for…

A newer variant of mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, is now spreading through some communities in the US and Europe.The risk to the general public is low, but community transmission in new places signals greater challenges for…

A school in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia was closed as a precaution on Monday after two children were found to be infected with the mpox virus. The mpox clade 1b variant was found to be present in four members of a…

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso health officials are describing and providing more information on MPox after two cases were confirmed in El Paso.El Paso County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said MPox is an infectious…

New Delhi —  India reported Sunday that it had put a "suspected mpox case" into isolation, assuring that the world's most populous nation had "robust measures" in place, the health ministry said in a statement. There have been no…

It has been a year since the first outbreak of a new more deadly variant of the mpox virus was first reported in central Africa. Since the start of the year, more than 20,000 cases and well over 500 deaths, most of them children, have…

The first donation of mpox vaccines arrived in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, but officials say millions more doses will be needed.The announcement came amid warnings that the geographical spread of the virus, formerly…

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The first batch of mpox vaccine arrives in Congo's capital three weeks after WHO declares the virus a global emergency. Read More