The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first ...

Last week, Africa CDC's director Dr Jean Kaseya said the continent was "still in the acute phase" of the mpox epidemic, with ...

MPOX may be spreading silently in the UK, experts warn, as officials race to contain a looming crisis. Three housemates living in London have already tested positive for the strain, never seen ...

UK Health Security Agency is tracking people who have been in contact with patient infected with clade 1b mpox strain ...

In August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

The UK has seen cases of mpox since then, mainly caused by clade 2, a strain that spreads through close skin-to-skin contact ...

Mpox only spreads between people through direct contact with rash, skin lesions or scabs caused by the virus, including during sexual contact, kissing, cuddling or other skin-to-skin contact.

What are the symptoms? Common symptoms of mpox are a skin rash or pus-filled lesions which can last two to four weeks. The rashes can be located anywhere on the body and some people may only have ...

Skin lesions on the arms and torso of a person infected with mpox Credit: CDC/BRIAN W.J. MAHY/REUTERS Children and adolescents have been most affected in the outbreak that’s now spreading in ...

However, mpox isn't considered a sexually transmitted disease, because it also spreads via other forms of close contact, such as skin-to-skin contact or sharing towels, clothing or bedding with ...

Mpox spreads between people through direct contact with rash, skin lesions or scabs caused by the virus, including during sexual contact, kissing, cuddling or other skin-to-skin contact.

Dr Simon said mpox can fly under the radar because symptoms can be non-specific or mild, and the skin rash could be confused with a rash from other illnesses. "There will be some people who carry ...