Officials at the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have reported an increase in high-risk events, ...

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has recorded its first mpox case since the outbreak in Africa last year, the country's health authorities confirmed on Sunday. A 21-day-old infant has tested positive for ...

ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has recorded its first mpox case since the outbreak in Africa last year, the country's health authorities confirmed on Sunday.

Mpox is most commonly found in central and west Africa, and this marks its first appearance in Ethiopia. Symptoms of Mpox infection include rash, coughing, fever, headaches, fatigue, and back pain.

Cholera and mpox outbreaks have killed 4,200 people in different parts of Africa, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

Kenya, which shares a border with Ethiopia, is among the four African countries that have reported mpox cases since mid-July, alongside Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda.

The Jynneos vaccine is highly effective in fighting mpox, and rich countries have stockpiled doses. But in Africa, where mpox is endemic, health officials don't have access to it.

Africa's CDC has declared mpox a public health emergency as cases are up 160% compared to 2023. What to know about rising virus cases, spread and prevention.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. It follows a public ...

As mpox (formerly monkeypox) has been declared a global public health emergency, some may wonder whether the virus poses a risk of a COVID-like pandemic. Here's what to know.

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral infection that has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons due to its painful symptoms and potential for serious complications.

Mpox looks like its cousin smallpox, but because smallpox was literally wiped off the planet in 1980, very few, if any, Americans have come in direct contact with a person’s body covered in ...