Category: Monkeypox
El Paso reports first Mpox case of 2025, health officials launch contact tracing efforts
Kfox14 The City of El Paso Public Health Department is reporting the first Mpox case of 2025. A male in his 50’s is currently recovering at home. Public Health officials have initiated contact tracing and the City’s DPH epidemiology team is actively working to identify close contacts and offer the vaccine to those individuals. We […]
Dec 17, 2025
New mpox strain identified in England
BBC A new strain of mpox, previously called monkeypox, has been detected in a person in England, say UK health officials. The virus is a mix of two major types of the mpox virus, and was found in someone who recently returned from travelling in Asia. Officials say they are still assessing the significance of […]
Dec 10, 2025
Increase in Mpox cases reported in Baltimore
CBS News Baltimore health officials reported a “notable increase” in Mpox cases so far this year. However, the risk to the general public is low, officials said. Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 20, the health department recorded 24 Mpox cases in the city, with more than half occurring since Sept. 1. In 2024, there were […]
Dec 3, 2025
Worcester confirms two cases of mpox
Mass.live Two cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, were confirmed in Worcester, a spokesperson for the city confirmed Tuesday. The individuals involved were admitted to UMass Memorial facilities, according to a statement from UMass Memorial Health. “Clinical leadership from UMass Memorial Infection Prevention and Control and Employee Health Services is closely monitoring the situation […]
Dec 3, 2025
Social, mental, and behavioral considerations in Mpox countermeasures: call for people-centric approaches for shared success
Nature The unprecedented dual declaration of Mpox as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in 2022 and 2024 by the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights the persistent threat of infectious diseases in the post-COVID era. With over 100,000 confirmed cases across 122 countries and an urgent demand for millions of vaccine doses, particularly […]
Nov 26, 2025
First imported cases of MPXV Clade Ib from Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nature The ongoing mpox outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) resulted in >71,000 suspected cases from 01 January 2024 to 02 February 2025. Clade Ib mpox virus (MPXV) emergence has heightened public health concern due to observed sustained human-human transmission and spread to multiple non-endemic East African countries. Clade Ib outbreaks have […]
Nov 19, 2025
China: CHP investigates confirmed Mpox case
HK.gov The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) said today (November 17) that it is investigating a confirmed Mpox (also known as Monkeypox) case, and urged the public to be vigilant and avoid close physical contact with persons suspected of contracting Mpox. Meanwhile, high-risk target groups are advised to receive […]
Nov 19, 2025
Portugal registers 29 mpox cases since August
AA.com Portuguese health authorities warn of ‘possible intensification of transmission’ Portuguese health authorities on Tuesday said that there have been 29 confirmed mpox cases in the past three months, with 10 reported in August, three in September and 16 in October. “In recent weeks, an increase in the number of cases has been observed, suggesting […]
Nov 12, 2025
Third of donated Japanese mpox vaccines going to waste in Congo amid storage challenge
Reuters Around a third of mpox vaccines donated by Japan to the Democratic Republic of Congo are being wasted because they cannot be stored once prepared for use, the head of Congo’s mpox response told Reuters. Japan has donated three million doses of its LC16 vaccine to Congo to help fight a new form of mpox known […]
Nov 12, 2025