Long known as a virus confined to rural areas, mpox has reached Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known ...

A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa.

Public health emergencies demand decisive leadership, proactive capacities, and swift, coordinated responses to mitigate their impacts on lives, livelihoods, and economies, particularly in Africa, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia and KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo and WASHINGTON and PARIS, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Africa CDC’s support for the MOSA, a pan-African randomized platform ...

The Director General of the African Centers for Disease Control, Jean Kaseya, has said the center stands ready to support ...

A West African country, Sierra Leone, has declared a public health emergency following the confirmation of two recent mpox ...

Mr Kaseya disclosed that Sierra Leone had reported its first two cases of Mpox, intensifying concerns over the virus’s spread ...

A new case of Clade Ib mpox has been detected in England, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. It was detected in ...

Press Release - Africa CDC's support for the MOSA, a pan-African randomized platform adaptive trial for the MpOx Study, adding to the initial EU funding, has enabled the enrollment of the first ...

About 14,700 confirmed mpox cases, including 66 deaths, were reported in 20 African countries from January 2024 to January 5, ...