The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) is hereby transmitting the report of the fourth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee (Committee) ...

Though cases are falling in two of the region's high-burden countries, officials from the Africa Centres for Disease Control ...

As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighboring countries and spark a larger ...

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

Cholera and mpox outbreaks have killed 4,200 people in different parts of Africa, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

Tonix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TNXP) added ~10% on Thursday after the company announced peer-reviewed data from a Phase 3 ...

When mpox went global in 2022, doctors had too few doses of a new and unproven vaccine, an untested treatment, a dearth of diagnostic testing and a difficult line to walk in their messaging, ...

The mpox virus spreads through sexual contact as well as close contact, even via bed sheets. The U.S. plays an outsized role in the public health of the DRC. Last year, ...

WASHINGTON — A new cluster of mpox cases in the United States — following nearly seven months of steady decline — is leading health officials to warn of a possible rebound outbreak this summer.

Efforts to curb mpox are also hampered by a lack of vaccines. While wealthy nations like the United States quickly stockpiled mpox vaccines in 2022, few of the shots reached the Global South.

Global neglect led us to the current mpox outbreak. A global response, based on equity and solidarity, is the only thing that can get us out of it, writes WHO’s Maria D. Van Kerkhove.