Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Nigeria records 39 mpox cases this year

Nigeria has recorded 39 cases of mpox since the beginning of the year, a health official said as concern mounts over the global spread of the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mpox vaccine maker seeks approval for use in teens

Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Friday it was seeking European approval to use its mpox vaccine in children aged 12 to 17, after the WHO declared the current virus surge a global public health emergency.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

China to screen arrivals for mpox symptoms

China announced Friday it will begin screening people and goods entering the country for mpox over the next six months, just two days after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Africa mpox resurgence fuels alarm

Two years after a global outbreak, fears are rife that a new strain of mpox—previously known as monkeypox—identified in DR Congo and now also in several neighboring countries could further spread.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Clinical treatment considerations presented for severe mpox

In a report published in the March 3 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, interim clinical treatment considerations are presented for severe manifestations of ...

Medical research

Scientists develop mouse model to study mpox virulence

Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have removed a major roadblock to better understanding of mpox (formerly, monkeypox). They developed ...