Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is the latest virus outbreak promoting a World Health Organization emergency meeting. Large numbers of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

The South African Department of Health has reiterated its commitment to pandemic preparedness, as global concerns over mpox resurface with Sierra Leone's declaration of a public health emergency.

Lusaka District has recorded its first case of Mpox. Health Minister Elijah Muchima says on Monday, test results for a 34-year-old female came out positive. Dr. Muchima says the patient has been ...

But as I moved out, she asked if I had ever heard of monkey pox (Mpox). She said it was a viral infection, likely picked up from close con - tact with contaminated surfaces in congested places.

Sierra Leone declared a public health emergency on Monday to combat mpox, announcing it was stepping up surveillance at its borders after confirming two cases of the deadly viral disease.

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday after the second case of the deadly ...

Both patients are receiving treatment at a hospital in the capital, Freetown. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified by scientists in 1958 when outbreaks of a “pox-like” disease ...

Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency on Monday after the country reported its second case of mpox in less than four days, health authorities said. Neither case had known recent contact with ...

Last week Sierra Leone reported its first confirmed case of mpox since the world's highest alert level for the disease was raised last year. The backs of the hands of a patient with mpox showing a ...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday after the second case of the ...

The West African nation has detected two cases in less than four days, spurring health authorities to take action to limit the spread of the viral disease. Sierra Leone declared a state of ...