The recent study by Ndembi and colleagues on the epidemiology of mpox in Africa1 provided a thorough analysis of the disease's spread across the continent. However, we would like to highlight an ...

Mpox has the potential to become a significant global health threat if taken too lightly, according to scientists at the University of Surrey.

Investigating the Potential for Airborne Transmission The study addresses a critical question in public health: could mpox evolve to become efficiently airborne like its viral relative ...

The study addresses a critical question in public health: could mpox evolve to become efficiently airborne like its viral relative, smallpox? While close physical contact remains the dominant mode ...

Mpox was perceived to be a mild disease which had implications on the study population’s behavioural practices affecting diagnosis and management. Generally, there was a low level of awareness and ...

The MVA-BN vaccine showed an overall effectiveness of 57.8% (95% CI, 11.8-83.0) in reducing mpox cases at 14 days or longer after the first dose; however, the effectiveness was lower in people ...

The pandemic served as a boot camp for Rhode Island public health officials and infectious diseases doctors, preparing them for future health crises ...

Uganda has emerged as the global hotspot for Mpox, reporting the highest number of confirmed cases worldwide in the last six weeks. The country is recording up to 300 new cases per week ...

Pakistan has reported its second case of mpox this year, with a 29-year-old man from Karachi testing positive for the viral infection. This marks the first case in Sindh and follows an earlier ...

KARACHI: Following the detection of the first mpox case in Karachi, the provincial health department has requested the concerned authorities to accelerate the screening of all passengers entering ...