A 2024 study found tecovirimat did not reduce the length of time adults and children with Clade 1 mpox had symptoms. However, the death rate (1.7%) was half of what was expected. But it's unclear ...

The National Medical Products Administration, China's top drug regulator, approved the vaccine for clinical trials in ...

African countries recorded more than 100 mpox-related deaths in the ... men recorded the highest positivity rate at 63%, while children under the age of 15 were at 41%. Kaseya said there was ...

The most recent data shows that about two-thirds of infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – which currently has about 90% of reported cases - are in people under the age ... Mpox), ...

LUSAKA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Zambia on Thursday confirmed its first mpox-related death as the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed infections reached 31 in the southern African nation.

A case of Clade Ib mpox virus has been confirmed in the north ... after a review of criteria including mortality rate and available interventions. Common symptoms include a skin rash or pus ...

WHO had declared an emergency for mpox in 2022. Such declarations pave the way for international efforts to curb the spread of the virus. Universiti Putra Malaysia consultant clinical ...

“The high transmittance rate of the clade 1a Mpox variant is likely due to mutations the virus has picked up – exactly how these impact transmission isn’t currently clear and more research ...