A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases ...

Boom in infections in the West African nation is driven by the same viral strain that caused a global outbreak in 2022.

Africa is set to record more mpox cases this year than it did in 2024, when an explosion of the virus prompted the ...

The Head of the Incident Management Support Team at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, has disclosed that Africa has recorded 141,000 suspected ...

Ethiopia confirmed its first mpox cases in late May, with 3 infections reported, and last week the total rose sharply, to 40 ...

The World Health Organisation said Monday that the mpox virus epidemic remains an international health emergency with more ...

Then I became scared.” Yusuf is one of over 3,600 people in Sierra Leone who have tested positive for mpox since the start of ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the mpox outbreak is still a public health emergency of international concern.

Monkeypox, now known as Mpox, is a viral infection that causes painful rashes, swollen lymph nodes, and fever. Mpox typically ...