A virus originally found in animals, mpox – which causes the disease of the same name – is now circulating in humans.

The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisory about the emergence of a new strain of mpox (formerly monkeypox). The person had recently traveled from Africa.

Mpox clade I, which is proving to be more serious in certain African countries, has been confirmed in a person outside New ...

Mpox continues to impact parts of Africa. And experts say the outbreak stands at a critical moment as the U.S. halts foreign assistance and rebel violence scramble efforts to control the virus.

A virus originally found in animals, mpox – which causes the disease of the same name – is now circulating in humans. Since ...

Most European cases have been reported in people who had travelled to parts of Africa with ongoing mpox outbreaks.