Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.

Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped squirrel), have been named as likely reservoirs of the mpox virus.

Central Africa accounts for more than 85 percent of cases and almost all deaths. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is ...

Unverified data about events after vaccinations is not evidence that the vaccine caused the event, as suggested in social ...

Guwahati: A fatal case of Monkeypox has been reported at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati, Assam.

A man, 32, originally from Vadakku Pattam village in Valangaiman taluk of Tiruvarur district, recently displayed symptoms ...

There are four known variants of the monkeypox virus: clades Ia, Ib, IIa and IIb (see ‘Quick guide to the strains of ...

Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of ...

Previously, single-dose vaccination with TNX-801 was shown to protect animals from a lethal challenge with Clade Ia monkeypox. Combined with the ability of TNX-801 to protect animals against lethal ...

Confirmed monkeypox cases in Africa have surged by over 500 per cent this year compared to the total for all of last year, ...

A fourth UK case of a strain of monkeypox (mpox) that is thought to spread more easily has been detected. The UK Health ...