The UK has reported its first cluster of a new, more infectious mpox variant outside Africa with four cases identified.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, drew global attention in 2022 during an outbreak that affected the U.S., Europe, Australia and many other countries. The virus comes in two distinct forms or "clades ...

"This is the first Mpox detection kit developed in India, and ICMR has applied for a patent to secure exclusive rights," the official said.

India has recorded a suspected case of mpox found in a man who recently travelled from a country suffering an outbreak of the virus, the health ministry said on Sept 8. The patient has been ...

India has reported its first mpox case with the highly transmissible clade 1b strain. A 38-year-old man from Kerala, recently returned from Dubai, has been infected with the new variant.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated Congo needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the ...

The UK has confirmed its first case of the fast-spreading mpox variant that sparked a global warning. The first case of the potentially deadly Clade 1b variant that has spread across the world has ...

In India, the first case of Mpox was reported on July 14, 2022, in Kerala, followed by cases in Delhi and other regions. Most of these cases involved individuals with a history of international ...

Two new cases of the mpox variant clade 1b detected in the UK are the first locally transmitted cases in Europe and the first ...

Although mpox is usually mild and can get better without treatment, travellers who develop mpox symptoms within 21 days of ...

Britain has detected two more cases of the new mpox variant clade Ib in household contacts of the first case, the country's ...

British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...