On a humid January morning in 2023, deep in the heart of Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, a baby monkey fell ill. Its skin ...

Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.

The retrospective observational study reported by Emile Malembi and colleagues in The Lancet1 provides a comprehensive clinical description of mpox cases caused by ongoing outbreaks in the DR Congo, ...

A team of researchers traced the wild animal source of the mpox virus to the fire-footed rope squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus ...

STAT senior writer for infectious disease Helen Branswell answers the most frequently asked questions about what is happening with mpox now and what can be done to stop this current outbreak. In ...

All previous mpox cases in the UK were found in someone who travelled to an affected country or knew someone who had ...

Mpox is shifting from an animal-borne virus to one that spreads easily between people, raising global concerns. Mutations may be helping it adapt, making it harder to control. Credit: NIAID/NIH Mpox, ...

Mpox is a viral infection caused by a virus that belongs to the same family as smallpox. The virus can cause a painful rash, fever, and swollen glands and, in some cases, lead to more serious illness.

Mpox is a viral infection caused by a virus that belongs to the same family as smallpox. The virus can cause a painful rash, fever, and swollen glands and, in some cases, lead to more serious illness.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new freeze-dried formulation of Jynneos ® (smallpox and mpox vaccine ... modified form of the vaccinia virus does not cause disease in ...