The global eradication of smallpox more than 40 years ago was one of the greatest achievements in public health history, vanquishing a cause of death, blindness and disfigurement that had plagued ...

A third case of mpox in the United States, formerly known as monkeypox, has been found in New Hampshire. Here's what to know.

A patient is receiving specialist care in hospital this evening after being diagnosed with the country's first case of Clade ...

Last year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced that a single confirmed human case of Clade Ib mpox has been detected in the UK. This comes just two months after the World Health ...

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes ... a medical journal about a puzzling new strain of the mpox virus that had turned up in Kamituga, a scrappy ...

Common symptoms of mpox include flu-like symptoms, followed by a skin rash and pus-filled lesions which can last up to a month. Once the fever breaks, a rash can develop. This can be extremely ...

HSE director of national health protection Dr Éamonn O’Moore said: “I would like to reassure ... a country where mpox is circulating in the community are advised to look out for symptoms ...

A new case of Clade Ib mpox has been detected in East Sussex, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. First detected in central Africa, this variant of the virus appears to transmit ...

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when there were outbreaks of a "pox-like" disease in monkeys. Until recently, most human cases were seen in people in ...

Mpox is a viral zoonotic infection that results in a rash similar to that of smallpox. The malady was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health ...

Last year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced that a single confirmed human case of Clade Ib mpox has been detected in the UK. This comes just two months after the World Health ...