Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

Health officials have sounded the alarm over a new mutant 'highly transmissible' mpox strain, believed to be behind a wave of fresh cases. A newly discovered variant of the rash-causing virus is ...

HEALTH Minister Jenista Mhagama has affirmed the presence of the Mpox contagious disease in the country, with two individuals ...

Brazil's Sao Paulo state confirmed on Friday a case of the new mpox strain, the first case of clade Ib mpox in the region, it said in a statement.

Mpox remains an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Feb 27 (2025). This was after the international health agency decided the epidemic still merits ...

MITI MURHESA, Congo — Hospitals across eastern Congo that were once at the forefront of the country’s response to the mpox outbreak are facing a setback in detecting the disease and offering ...