Montreal’s public health department is reporting a fresh uptick in mpox (clade 2b) cases, with six new infections recorded in ...

The CDC warned travelers of "confirmed" cases of diphtheria in Guinea, as well as outbreaks of mpox in Liberia and Sierra ...

The City Government of Zamboanga has confirmed its first case of Mpox. In an advisory, the city government and the City ...

The new mpox strain is believed to spread through close, intimate and sexual contact that is skin to skin, as well as touching contaminated materials, such as clothing or bedding.

Measuring mpox viral load in blood at the onset of skin lesions can predict disease severity, with levels above 40,000 copies/mL indicating higher risk for severe, prolonged symptoms.

The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox Tuesday with detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded ...

The symptoms for both types of mpox are similar, with more severe cases causing a rash on the hands, feet, chest, face, mouth or genitals. Both strains are transmitted by skin-to-skin or sexual ...

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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported 16 new cases of Mpox, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 234 as of July 18, 2025.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a disease that is rarely fatal, ... The mpox virus -- characterized by a painful rash and deep lesion -- primarily spreads via skin-to-skin contact.

Dr. Luis Ostrovsky, a leading infectious disease specialist, explains that mpox primarily spreads through close person-to-person contact, particularly intimate or skin-to-skin interactions.

Patients with at least one mpox skin lesion and positive polymerase-chain-reaction results for clade I MPXV were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive tecovirimat or placebo.