Mpox is back. More than 900 people, mostly African children, have died this year and public health officials say the new variant inflicting that toll could arrive in the U.S. at any time. There ...

Mpox belongs to the same family of viruses as smallpox but causes milder symptoms such as fever, chills and body aches. People with more serious cases can develop lesions on the face, hands and chest.

Mpox has been declared a global public health emergency with scientists claiming the latest outbreak, which has now spread from Africa to Europe and Asia, more closely resembles the early days of ...

A medical professional holding up a sample that has tested positive for mpox. The World Health Organization has announced that $87 million is required to contain the current outbreak.

FILE - Omar Kagoma shows the marks on the skin of his 6-year-old son, Moussa Niyonkuru, after he recovered from mpox, outside their house in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Aug. 28, 2024.

The mpox outbreak is still a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, with the health body's director-general issuing a revised set of temporary recommendations.

Mpox surged in parts of East, West and Central Africa in 2024, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a public health emergency of international concern in August.

Mpox is especially dangerous to young children, many of whom have lost access to education and the safety that regular schooling offers. In Congo, ...

Graphic mpox images to educate the public are deeply problematic. Last Tuesday, Congo — the hardest-hit country — reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases over the previous week. In its latest ...