A team of researchers traced the wild animal source of the mpox virus to the fire-footed rope squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus ...

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The number of mpox cases reported in Africa in the past three months has been more than half ...

In Uganda, the virus is spreading in urban areas and among sexual networks, posing contact-tracing challenges.

The DRC is also grappling with a major measles outbreak. Kyeng Mercy, PhD, epidemic intelligence unit lead at Africa CDC, ...

The AU's specialised healthcare agency indicated that the African continent has reported 39,840 mpox cases so far in 2025, ...

Foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across the African continent and beyond, with virus control measures already disrupted, public health experts warn.

He, however, said that challenges persisted in active case search, contact tracing, and follow-up, especially within sexual ...

For decades, the human niche for viruses related to smallpox has remained mostly empty. Since eradicating smallpox, only rare ...

Press Release - Burundi has revised and approved its Mpox Response Plan and Marburg-Ebola Preparedness Plan, signaling a high ...

Insufficient research on mpox hinders effective control strategies, emphasizing the need to understand its transmission and ...

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