Africa CDC and WHO have updated their joint Continental Response Plan for the mpox emergency as the disease continues to affect new areas.

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

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 ...

Health experts warn foreign aid cuts could result in a major outbreak of mpox across Africa and beyond, with virus control measures disrupted.

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