A hospital is checking if patients have been exposed to mpox - formerly known as monkeypox - after a person with the ...

All previous mpox cases in the UK were found in someone who travelled to an affected country or knew someone who had ...

A chance discovery led to the identification of a possible natural reservoir for the virus formerly known as monkeypox ...

Since eradicating smallpox, only rare outbreaks of related viruses appeared. But today, mpox, once confined mainly to rural parts of Africa, is spreading globally, and the reasons behind this ...

And studies published in the past year have demonstrated that African outbreaks of mpox, the disease caused by the virus, have been fueled by several transmission events from animals to humans.

Mpox is a viral infection caused by a virus that belongs to the same family as smallpox. The virus can cause a painful rash, fever, and swollen glands and, in some cases, lead to more serious ...

A case of Clade Ib mpox virus has been confirmed in the north-east of England, but no links have been found to other known infected people. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a person was ...

A new case of mpox has been discovered in the UK but the patient has not travelled or any reported links with previously ...

Another case of the potentially serious mpox virus has been found in the north east of England, in what could be the first case of community transmission in the UK. Britain’s health security ...

Another case of the potentially serious mpox virus has been found in the north east of England, in what could be the first case of community transmission in the UK. Britain’s health security agency ...