A WHO official stated that mpox, irrespective of the strain, is manageable and not comparable to COVID-19. Hans Kluge urged collaborative efforts to control and eliminate mpox globally, citing the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox to be a public health emergency of international concern on Monday as a newer strain spreads in Africa.

A World Health Organization official stressed on Tuesday that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread.

The new strain of mpox is known as clade 1b and it emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year, according to WHO. The disease is now rapidly spreading to neighbouring ...

A mutated strain of mpox spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo has estimated fatality rates of around 5% in adults and 10% in children.

There is a new mpox strain, clade I, that is causing severe illness in Africa that has been reported in the U.S. New York has one case as of Thursday.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday the recent outbreak of mpox a global health emergency, warning that the new, more contagious strain of the virus could spread further internat… ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, particularly as a dangerous strain has been detected in the Democratic Republic of C… ...

The first case of a new mpox strain was confirmed in New York state. AP A health worker takes a saliva sample from a mpox patient at a treatment center in Munigi, eastern Congo, Aug. 16, 2024.

HealthDay News — As an outbreak of a new strain of mpox continues in Africa, Sweden announced Thursday that it has confirmed the first case in that country.

According to the San Mateo County Health, a person became infected with the clade I mpox after traveling in Eastern Africa, that's where there is a current outbreak of the strain. Another strain ...

LONDON (Reuters) -The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as scientists warned separately of a dangerous strain in the ...