mpox

THE World Health Organization (WHO) authorised Abbott Laboratories’ mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday (Oct 3), the first such approval in the agency’s effort to bolster testing capabi...

India reported about 30 cases and one death from the older strain, known as clade 2

MALAYSIA’S health ministry reported on Tuesday (Sep 17) one new case of the mpox virus infection of the clade 2 variety, a less severe variant of the disease, and said the patient had been isolated an...

14 cases of better understood and less severe Clade II variant found

AUSTRALIA’S success in virtually eliminating mpox within six months of an outbreak in 2022 is now being overshadowed by a sudden and alarming resurgence, highlighting the challenges ahead as the world...

SCIENTISTS studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected, and often in areas where experts lack the funding and equipm...

Cases of the disease are ripping through Central Africa, killing hundreds and infecting thousands

Germany is looking at the quickest way to get the vaccines to the affected countries

THERE are no vaccines for mpox available in Congo, the epicenter of a global health emergency declared last week, even though the country first asked for the shots two years ago and the manufacturers ...