Mpox is caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, although it is usually much less harmful. Previously, vaccines were available only at sites in London, Brighton and Manchester. The NHS ...

The NHS has issued a five-step guide to protect yourself from mpox, as another case of the infectious disease has been detected in the UK. A case of the clade Ib strain of mpox was reported in the UK ...

Five years ago the country's first national lockdown began. Now, as Ebola, Mpox and bird flu are deemed 'high risk', experts ...

In response, 12 new mpox vaccination sites have been launched across England. The NHS has announced that starting this week, every region will be able to offer the vaccine to those at heightened risk ...

The alarm has been raised over the mutation of a new strain of mpox. The variant is said to be "highly transmissible" and is currently rampaging through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

At Bisengimana, a hospital in Goma that also treats mpox, looters took medicines and personal protective equipment. Fires were lit outside the centre and when the perpetrators departed ...