The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known ...

In the region's other developments, Sierra Leone reported more cases, with the first two linked to the clade 2 global strain.

A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa.

Mr Kaseya disclosed that Sierra Leone had reported its first two cases of Mpox, intensifying concerns over the virus’s spread ...

A new case of a more dangerous variant of the mpox virus, Clade 1b, been detected in the UK The UK Health Security Agency ...

The Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control, Jean Kaseya, has said the center stands ready to support ...

Kaseya said the mpox vaccine has been well received in countries that have deployed the vaccine, including in the DRC. He ...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health ...

Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when outbreaks of a “pox-like” disease in monkeys occurred. Until recently, most human cases were seen in people in central ...

The NIH grant will fund the development, optimization and testing of three promising options against the deadly disease.

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of mpox cases reported in Africa since the start of last year has surpassed 77,800, with the death toll rising to 1,321, the Africa Centers for Disease ...

Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency after identifying two cases of mpox within four days. The virus, typically seen in Africa and recently spread via sex, emerged in Lungi. The country was ...