ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 107 people have been killed in the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa since the beginning of 2025, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

“On top of outbreaks of other mpox clades in DRC and other countries in Africa, it’s clear that a coordinated international response is needed to stop these outbreaks and save lives.

For decades after the identification of mpox in humans in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1970, the disease was largely confined to the rural areas of Central and West Africa and thus ...

Experts are now concerned about the Clade 1 virus that has been spreading quickly in west and central Africa since 2023 There are broadly two main types of mpox - Clade 1, which is often more ...

The type of mpox that is causing concern in Africa is caused by Clade I mpox, both Clade Ia and Ib. This is different from Clade IIb which caused the global outbreak in 2022-2023, mainly affecting ...

Clade Ib mpox has been circulating in several countries in Africa in recent months. Imported cases have been detected in a number of countries including Belgium, Canada, France, Germany ...

Mpox In Africa: Sierra Leone, a West African country has declared a public health emergency following the confirmation of two mpox cases in the region. The country's Health Minister Austin Demby ...

These patients have been randomized in this pivotal clinical trial, marking a critical step in addressing the Mpox health threat. As Clade Ib cases emerge outside Africa and Clade I and II cases ...

ANOTHER case of a more dangerous mpox strain has been detected in England, the UK Health Security Agency has announced. The new case comes as the NHS ramps up its efforts to protect Brits from the ...

Mpox has been endemic in remote, rural areas of Africa for decades but has attracted relatively little attention until the global outbreak that began in 2022. In July of that year, I declared a ...