Mpox first originated in wild animals in the jungles of west and central Africa. On occasion, it has made the jump to humans. The first known human case of mpox was detected in 1970 in a 9-year ...

A contagious and severe strain of mpox is spreading across continents following a major outbreak in central Africa, but it hasn't reached the U.S. yet. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

The global mpox outbreak in 2022 that also caused U.S. cases to soar to nearly 17,000 was caused by a different strain of mpox, clade II, which is still present in the U.S. and elsewhere, Reuters ...

A new highly contagious and severe strain of mpox is spreading after a major outbreak in central Africa. Even though The World Health Organization declared mpox a global health ...

A contagious and severe strain of mpox is spreading across continents following a major outbreak in central Africa, but it hasn't reached the U.S. yet.

The second Australian case of a rare strain of mpox virus has been detected in south-east Queensland. Queensland Health says ...

Mpox is a highly infectious disease that has similar symptoms to smallpox, but it's less severe, ... It's more contagious than its counterpart and causes more severe illness and death.

Queensland Health says contact tracing is underway for the overseas-acquired case and the public "should not be concerned".

Although the new mpox strain has not reached the U.S., health officials said they were preparing for that eventuality. Here's everything to know.

A contagious and severe strain of mpox is spreading across continents following a major outbreak in central Africa, but it hasn't reached the U.S. yet.

Although the new mpox strain has not reached the U.S., health officials said they were preparing for that eventuality. Here's everything to know.