Category: Monkeypox
Ghana records first Mpox death as cases surge
Medical Express Ghana has recorded its first death from Mpox, health authorities confirmed Sunday, amid a sharp rise in new infections in the West African country. Twenty-three new cases have been confirmed in the past week, bringing the total number of infections to 257 since the virus was first detected in Ghana in June 2022. […]
Jul 30, 2025
Gambia declares mpox outbreak
Daily News The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox on July 22 with detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded recent increases in infections. Mpox remains an international health emergency, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) director said last month, amid a rise in west Africa. “A case of mpox has been detected in the country through the […]
Jul 23, 2025
West Africa’s Clade II Mpox Outbreak Expands
Vax Before Travel The WHO Director-General recently determined that the upsurge of mpox cases in Africa continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern and issued temporary recommendations to States Parties as of July 10, 2025. The first human case of mpox was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]
Jul 23, 2025
Mozambique sees surge in mpox cases
aa.com Mozambique has confirmed a surge in cases of the mpox virus during the past 48 hours in parts of the country. According to a report by the National Directorate of Public Health made available Tuesday, the country has recorded 11 cases, but no deaths have been reported so far. Niassa is said to be […]
Jul 16, 2025
Increased testing is needed for Mpox in DR Congo to urgently curb disease spread
Nature The low testing rates of Mpox suspected cases remain a key factor in the continued spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries. Here, we highlight the causes, as well as the challenges and strategies needed to curb the spread of the current uncontrolled Mpox outbreak in the […]
Jul 9, 2025
Mpox virus spreads from cell-to-cell and leads to neuronal death in human neural organoids
Nature In 2022-23, the world witnessed the largest recorded outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPXV). Neurological manifestations were reported alongside the detection of MPXV DNA and MPXV-specific antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients. Here, we analyze the susceptibility of neural tissue to MPXV using human neural organoids (hNOs) exposed to a clade IIb isolate. We […]
Jul 2, 2025
Ghana confirms 34 new Mpox cases, total rises to 79
Africa News Ghana has reported 34 new cases of Mpox, raising the total number of confirmed infections to 79. Four patients are currently hospitalised, and contact tracing is ongoing. The Ghana Health Service says more than ten regions have been affected, prompting nationwide surveillance. Authorities are urging the public to seek medical attention if they […]
Jun 11, 2025
Sierra Leone Is Battling an Mpox Outbreak. What Happens Next Affects Us All
Time Magazine A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases surged by 71%. Roughly half of all confirmed mpox cases in Africa now come from this small West African nation. The virus is moving widely, across geographies, genders, and age […]
Jun 11, 2025
Mpox is still a health emergency, WHO says
Reuters The mpox outbreak is still a public health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, with the health body’s director-general issuing a revised set of temporary recommendations. The WHO first declared the emergency in August last year, when an outbreak of a new form of mpox spread from the badly-hit Democratic Republic of […]
Jun 11, 2025
Characteristics of the first confirmed case of human infection with mpox virus clade Ib in China
Nature Mpox clade Ib is significant as it is associated with human cases and plays a key role in understanding the transmission and public health implications of mpox outbreaks. Here we present a case report of the first confirmed human infection of clade Ib in China, which occurred in December 2025 in Zhejiang Province. The […]
May 28, 2025