So far, one case of Clade I has been detected in Ireland. Cases of Clade IIb in Ireland remain low, with eight reported to ...

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 ...

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

Experts are concerned about the Clade 1 mpox virus that has been spreading quickly in west and central Africa since 2023.

A person in New Hampshire is the first in the state and third in the United States to contract a variant of the viral disease ...

Clade I mpox historically has caused more severe illness than clade II mpox, which is the type that caused a global outbreak that began in 2022. Clade I mpox outbreaks have had death rates of up ...

The HSE added that those who have received two doses of the mpox vaccine or previously had the virus , are considered to have protection against severe illness caused by the newer variant.

There are two subtypes of the mpox virus. Clade II, which is endemic in West Africa, caused the global outbreak that had health authorities on high alert in Europe and North America in 2022.

Twelve new mpox vaccination sites have opened across England. Mpox is caused by a virus in the same family as smallpox, although it is usually much less harmful. Previously, vaccines were available ...