North Carolina finds Clade I mpox particles in wastewater, urging vigilance despite no reported cases. Learn about symptoms, vaccines, and prevention.

The U.N. health agency approved the two-dose mpox vaccine for people aged 18 and above. WHO said that while it was not recommending the vaccine for those under 18, the shot may be used in infants ...

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral infection that has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons due to its painful symptoms and potential for serious complications.

Mpox (monkeypox) spreads if you come in close contact to an infected person or animal. To control the outbreak, the FDA has approved two vaccines. Here’s a guide on mpox vaccine, who needs it ...

Is mpox an emergency in the U.S.? Not currently. The Biden administration declared the virus a public health emergency in August 2022, following criticism over the government's lack of response ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. It follows a public ...

The MPox virus circulating in DRC and neighboring regions is of Clade 1a and Clade 1b subtypes, with the latter predominant. Clade 1b is more transmissible of the two, which is why it has resulted ...

Travelers who got vaccinated for mpox in the wake of the 2022 outbreak don’t need a booster at the moment, according to Schaffner. “It looks as though your protection will still be viable, and ...

Health workers monitor Mpox patients at the Mpox treatment centre of the Nyiragongo general reference hospital, north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 16, 2024.

From May 2022 to March 2023, 30,235 people in the US were diagnosed with mpox, previously known as monkeypox. Thirty-eight deaths were linked to mpox; 36 of them were men, and 33 were Black men.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African ...

The claim: Mpox is a reaction to COVID-19 vaccines An Aug. 17 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of a woman making an assertion about the real nature of mpox.