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Mpox Cases Surge in Australia, Experts Urge Vaccination Amid Low Uptake

Health

27 Sep, 2024

Mpox Cases Surge in Australia, Experts Urge Vaccination Amid Low Uptake


People eligible for mpox vaccinations are being urged to get them as cases surge across Australia, swelling from a handful...

Mpox Outbreak at Iowa Prison: What We Know About the Cases and the Virus

World

4 Sep, 2024

Mpox Outbreak at Iowa Prison: What We Know About the Cases and the Virus


Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected at an Iowa prison, triggering enhanced sanitation and isolation protocols at the...

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency for the Second Time in Two Years: What You Need to Know

World

24 Aug, 2024

WHO Declares Mpox a Global Health Emergency for the Second Time in Two Years: What You Need to Know


The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern for the second time in...

Mpox Survivor Shares Horrifying Symptoms: "I Couldn't Move, Drink, or Eat"

Health

20 Aug, 2024

Mpox Survivor Shares Horrifying Symptoms: "I Couldn't Move, Drink, or Eat"


A man has shared the horrendous symptoms he suffered after he became infected with the Mpox virus, including being unable...

Pakistan Confirms First Mpox Case of the Year, But Not the New Deadlier Variant

World

20 Aug, 2024

Pakistan Confirms First Mpox Case of the Year, But Not the New Deadlier Variant


Pakistan has confirmed its first case of mpox this year, but the strain detected is not the new, more deadly...

Pakistan Confirms Mpox Case Amid Global Emergency: Is It The Deadly New Strain?

World

19 Aug, 2024

Pakistan Confirms Mpox Case Amid Global Emergency: Is It The Deadly New Strain?


The World Health Organization's declaration of a global public health emergency for mpox, marking the second such alert in two...

Antigua Steps Up Port Surveillance Amid Mpox Threat: Health Officials on High Alert

World

18 Aug, 2024

Antigua Steps Up Port Surveillance Amid Mpox Threat: Health Officials on High Alert


Subsequent to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Mpox a public health emergency of international concern, Antigua’s Ministry of Health...

Mpox Outbreak Spreads to Pakistan: Is the Deadly Clade 1 Variant Here?

World

18 Aug, 2024

Mpox Outbreak Spreads to Pakistan: Is the Deadly Clade 1 Variant Here?


Pakistan has confirmed at least one case of the mpox virus, a day after Sweden confirmed an infection with a...

Mpox Outbreak: A Global Health Emergency? New Strain Threatens Africa and Beyond

World

17 Aug, 2024

Mpox Outbreak: A Global Health Emergency? New Strain Threatens Africa and Beyond


Sarah Bagheni, a resident of the Bulengo displacement camp in eastern Congo, has been experiencing headaches, fever, and itchy skin...

Africa Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency: What You Need to Know

World

9 Aug, 2024

Africa Declares Mpox a Continental Emergency: What You Need to Know


The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said the agency is likely to declare...

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?

World

8 Aug, 2024

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Mpox Outbreak in Africa: Is It a Global Emergency?


The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting to assess the threat from a complex mpox situation in...

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