Osmundson is a clinical assistant professor of biology at New York University and author of “Virology.” Paredes is an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Washington. As queer ...

Mpox (formerly "monkeypox"), the infection caused by the mpox virus (MPXV), has been circulating at low levels in Washington State since the 2022 global outbreak of clade II mpox. We have recently ...

Abuja, Nigeria is taking significant steps to strengthen its national response to mpox by updating its clinical management guidelines, improving referral and data systems, and expanding public ...

Since 1 February 2025, vaccination teams have been visiting entertainment spots, truck stops, border crossing points and other venues to expand reach and protect populations from mpox. The approach ...

A study by CUNY SPH doctoral student Raoul Kamadjeu provides important new data on how mpox, especially the Clade Ib strain, transmits within households. The paper is published in The Lancet ...

A total of 1,370 mpox cases and seven deaths were reported globally in July, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which continues to assess the global public health risk from the ...

MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A more dangerous strain of mpox, a virus that causes painful lesions and flulike symptoms, has been detected in three California residents who had not traveled ...