The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced Thursday its endorsement of Morocco's locally ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has approved the first locally manufactured mpox test in Morocco, marking a pivotal development in Africa's fight against the virus.

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals but can also be passed ...

Myth: The only mpox symptom is a rash. Fact: A rash that often begins on the face and spreads over the body is the most ...

Cases of mpox in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be "plateauing," ...

Congo reported fewer than 100 mpox cases last week, down from nearly 400 in July but infections have risen in Burundi and ...

The World Health Organization reports that mpox cases are plateauing in Congo's South Kivu region, despite rising numbers in the rest of the country, Burundi, and Uganda. With fewer than 100 confirmed ...

"When the U.S. declared mpox a national health emergency ... with close contact defined as skin-to-skin contact, including ...

The virus is transmitted via close contact with someone who has mpox - skin-to-skin contact, breathing it in, or being in contact with the eyes, nose, mouth and genitals. Kanani said ...

Mpox is passed on through close physical contact ... exhaustion, joint pain and skin rash or pus-filled lesions which can last two to four weeks.