Mpox

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A man observes an mpox information poster in Sierra Leone. Credit: Saidu Bah

Sierra Leone’s mpox outbreak puts Ebola, COVID-19 lessons to the test

5 Feb 2025

6 min read

A laboratory worker analysing test samples at Kinshasa’s Institut National de la Recherche Biomédicale. Photo: Institut National de la Recherche Biomédicale

Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis

28 Jan 2025

6 min read

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Mpox patient. Credit: Ministry of Health Zambia

As mpox fears stoke rumours in Zambia, church leaders and brothel workers are fighting stigma

22 Jan 2025

8 min read

Nyabuyoya Balthazar a mechanic who recovered from mpox a few weeks ago while in Kinama, Bujumbura, in October 2024. Credit: Moses Havyarimana

Mpox continues to menace Burundi

11 Dec 2024

5 min read

Credit: Benjamin LECOMTE on Unsplash

Which animals carry mpox? Our study identified African forest dwelling rodents as one source

14 Nov 2024

5 min read

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A young hunter displays captured rats for sale, along with other bushmeat, in Cameroon, The country has also been hit by the current mpox outbreak. Nabila El Hadad/AFP via GettyImages

Stopping mpox: wild meat markets are a root cause and must be made safer

7 Nov 2024

5 min read

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In the DRC, families wait for mpox vaccination at a health centre. A poster in Swahili informs of the symptoms and encourages medical consultation. Credit: Ricky Ombeni

Mpox in the DRC: vaccination at the heart of the response

6 Nov 2024

8 min read

Mpox Virus Colorized transmission electron micrograph of immature mpox virus particles (red with tan viral envelope) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (teal), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

From smallpox to mpox: the surprise cost of eradicating a virus

4 Nov 2024

11 min read

Mpox Outbreaks Pandemic preparedness

The Uvira health zone in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - the recent epicenter of the current mpox outbreak - has set up a specialised structure to treat mpox patients. Credit: MSF DRC.

Five innovations that could help to bring mpox under control

3 Oct 2024

5 min read

Doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the COVAX Facility landed in Abidjan, February 2021. Credit: Gavi/2021/Olga Khrustaleva/.

How the lessons of COVID-19 ensured a rapid vaccine response to the mpox outbreak

23 Sep 2024

5 min read

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PATH engineers conduct rapid testing on bifurcated needles in PATH’s Product Development and Engineering Laboratory to determine whether the devices meet required specifications for mpox vaccine delivery. Photo: PATH/Patrick McKern.

Bifurcated needles could be the key to mpox vaccination — but what are they?

20 Sep 2024

4 min read

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Monkeypox virus, a zoonotic orthopoxvirus causing a smallpox illness. Viral structure of the pathogen monkeypox, variola mpox virus disease. Credit: Corona Borealis

Nigeria's frontliners are learning fast to get ahead of mpox

19 Sep 2024

8 min read

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