Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source
Mpox is a disease caused by the highly infectious monkeypox virus. It's quite easily passed on from one person to another.
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The Trouble with Mpox
Origins and Basics Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a viral illness that belongs to the same family as smallpox. First identified in Denmark in 1958 among two colonies of monkeys kept for ...
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Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox test
The African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbreak on the continent. The announcement comes ...
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9 Mpox Myths to Stop Believing, Including a Major One About Symptoms
It’s crucial to understand how mpox is transmitted, the symptoms of the virus and how it can be treated and prevented, says ...
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Mpox vaccine doses divvied up for 9 African countries
An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for nine countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge ... will go to the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast ...
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UK identifies 4 cases of new mpox variant, the 1st cluster outside Africa
On Wednesday, WHO said it had allocated 899,900 vaccine doses to nine African countries struggling with mpox epidemics. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the ...
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Two additional cases of new mpox strain diagnosed in Britain
The two new cases are household contacts of the first case, an unidentified person who had recently traveled to African ...
First mpox case linked to African outbreak reported in U.S.
California health officials have confirmed the first U.S. mpox case caused by the Clade I variant linked to the ongoing mpox ...