Severe mpox and long-term sequelae such as severe scarring were more likely to occur among HIV-positive patients with detectable viral loads and low CD4 counts.

Experts have sounded the alarm over a mutation of the mpox virus that is said to be 'highly transmissible'. The dangerous new strain has been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Health officials have sounded the alarm over a new mutant 'highly transmissible' mpox strain, believed to be behind a wave of fresh cases. A newly discovered variant of the rash-causing virus is ...

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

A new mutated variant of Mpox has been identified in Democratic Republic of Congo, with health authorities concerned over increased transmissibility. The new variant comes from the clade 1a strain ...

WHO had declared an emergency for mpox in 2022. Such declarations pave the way for international efforts to curb the spread of the virus. Universiti Putra Malaysia consultant clinical ...

The antiviral drug tecovirimat used without other antivirals did not reduce the time to clinical resolution of clade II mpox ...

Mpox remains an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Feb 27 (2025). This was after the international health agency decided the epidemic still merits ...

The results from STOMP reinforce the value of randomized clinical trials during outbreaks of infectious diseases, like mpox,” said Past ACTG Chair Judith Currier M.D., M.Sc. “There was considerable ...

MITI MURHESA, Congo — Hospitals across eastern Congo that were once at the forefront of the country’s response to the mpox outbreak are facing a setback in detecting the disease and offering ...