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A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with mpox virus
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Mpox

A disease caused by an infectious virus, mpox can occur in several animals, including humans. Cases may be severe, especially in children, pregnant women or people with suppressed immune systems.

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A bank vole, a small, mouse-looking animal, on a patch of moss

Alaskapox: First known death from the virus

An elderly man in the US died of Alaskapox in January. Here's everything you need to know about the virus.
ScienceFebruary 14, 2024
A man in Peru being treated for a mpox sore on their bottom lip of their mouth

WHO warns mpox could spread around the world again

Seven months after sexually transmitted mpox was downgraded from a global threat, a new outbreak could spread.
HealthDecember 20, 2023
Symbolbild I Affenpocken Impfung I Monkeypox Vaccine

Mpox no longer a global health emergency, says WHO

More than 87,000 cases of mpox were recorded in the past year, resulting in 140 deaths.
HealthMay 11, 2023
People wait in line to recieve the Mpox vaccine the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17, 2022, in New York City

US to end mpox state of public health emergency

The public health emergency was declared over the summer, as the country struggled to contain the soaring infections.
HealthDecember 3, 2022
Monkeypox virions

Monkeypox to be renamed 'mpox,' WHO says

The World Health Organization said that it wants to minimize "negative impact" caused by the current name.
HealthNovember 28, 2022
A colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (orange) found within an infected cell (brown)

What happened to monkeypox?

Monkeypox is rarely in the news lately and numbers have been declining, but it's still a problem in low-income regions.
ScienceNovember 4, 2022
Uganda Ebola outbreak

Sudan Ebola virus: What do we know?

How does the new Ebola outbreak in Uganda differ from other outbreaks?
ScienceSeptember 30, 2022
Test tubes labelled "monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration

WHO reports drop in number of monkeypox cases

The number dropped globally by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections.
HealthAugust 25, 2022
A nurse gives a monkeypox shot at a clinic in Newark, New Jersey, on August 16, 2022

EU backs eking out of monkeypox vaccine

A shortage of a smallpox vaccine, used to treat the current outbreak of monkeypox, prompted the move.
HealthAugust 19, 2022
Monkeypox vaccines

WHO calls on public to rename monkeypox

The world health body is searching for a "neutral" name over fears that "monkeypox" could be used in a racist way.
HealthAugust 16, 2022
Monkepox virus under a microscope

Monkeypox in kids: Rare but potentially dangerous

Evidence from several countries shows that monkeypox can be worse for children than for adults.
ScienceAugust 16, 2022
A monkey eats bamboo shoots in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016.

WHO condemns monkey attacks over pox fears

Ten monkeys were poisoned at a nature reserve in Sao Paulo state over the weekend, according to Brazilian media.
HealthAugust 10, 2022
Test tubes with the label "Monkeypox virus positive"

Monkeypox: US declares public health emergency

The move will allow more federal funding and measures to be used to fight the disease in the US.
HealthAugust 4, 2022
People line up at a monkeypox vaccination site in California

California declares monkeypox emergency

California is the second state after New York to declare emergency in a bid to bolster efforts to combat the outbreak.
HealthAugust 2, 2022
A colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (orange) found within an infected cell (brown)

Monkeypox: India announces first Asian death from virus

The death may mark the fourth monkeypox-related fatality since the outbreak began in May.
HealthAugust 1, 2022
Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative"

Monkeypox: Brazil, Spain report first deaths outside Africa

More than 20,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported, with Europe and the Americas reporting the bulk of infections.
HealthJuly 30, 2022
Monkeypox tests

Monkeypox: Close contact is enough

The outbreak is now a 'global emergency' but experts don't fully know how it is transmitted. Sex is only one part of it.
ScienceJuly 27, 2022
A man shows a photo of monkeypox rash on his smartphone

NYC asks WHO to rename monkeypox to avoid stigmatization

Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan warned of "the painful and racist history" the name evoked "for communities of color."
HealthJuly 27, 2022
A person wearing gloves holds two specimen vials containing the monkeypox virus

EU approves vaccine for use against monkeypox

The vaccine, Imvanex, has already been approved for the prevention of monkeypox in the US and Canada.
HealthJuly 25, 2022
Depiction of a monkeypox virus mutation

Monkeypox: WHO declares outbreak a public health emergency

The WHO has decided to declare monkeypox a public health emergency. What does this mean, and what happens next?
HealthJuly 23, 2022
Revellers take part in the annual Pride parade, also called the Christopher Street Day parade (CSD), in Berlin

Berlin Pride: 'Against hate, war and discrimination'

Berlin is "United in Love" as it hosts the annual LGBTIQ Pride celebration, also known as Christopher Street Day.
CultureJuly 23, 202210 images
Closeup of monkeypox virus

US: 2 children diagnosed with monkeypox

The US' public health agency described the children as being in good health and receiving treatment.
HealthJuly 22, 2022
Monkeypox virus in human vesicular fluid.

Monkeypox spread through sexual activity: study

US health officials are concerned that the disease could become an entrenched STD, like gonorrhea, herpes or HIV.
HealthJuly 22, 2022
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Weekly roundup — A message from very far away

This was it. This was the week where we got to see our universe in a way we've never seen it before.
ScienceJuly 17, 202230:00 min
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Pandemic updates and a reminder that you matter

We now have a clearer idea of who tends to get infected by BA.5 or monkeypox. And it's time for you to write an email.
ScienceJuly 12, 202222:26 min
BG Geschichte der Impfungen | Windpocken

How did we eradicate smallpox?

We're fortunate to live in a world free from smallpox. Here's how the disease was eradicated.
ScienceJuly 7, 2022
A skin rash caused by the monkeypox virus, seen here under a microscope

Monkeypox is mutating fast

New research shows the virus causing the monkeypox outbreak in Europe and North America is evolving surprisingly fast.
ScienceJuly 4, 2022
Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive"

Monkeypox: WHO calls for urgent action in Europe

Europe has been told to increase its surveillance and genetic sequencing of the monkeypox outbreak.
HealthJuly 1, 2022
Monkeypox test vials

Pregnant women and kids vulnerable to monkeypox

As the outbreak grew to over 4,700 cases, the WHO warned that sustained transmission poses a danger to high-risk groups.
HealthJune 29, 2022
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Weekly roundup — Is it hot in here?

New information on monkeypox and COVID... isn't what we were hoping for. Also, when you think about it, what is a nose?
ScienceJune 26, 202230:00 min
This photo shows skin symptoms of monkeypox patients

WHO: Monkeypox not intl. health emergency

The UN agency has stopped short of giving the outbreak the label of highest alert despite it spreading to new countries.
HealthJune 25, 2022
A researcher handling monkeypox tests

How to protect yourself against monkeypox

Officials don't foresee another pandemic, but some people will need additional protection.
ScienceJune 23, 2022
Monkeypox lesions visible on a patient's skin

Monkeypox: Stigma undermines response, WHO says

Monkeypox cases have been detected among men who have sex with men, but anyone can contract the infectious disease.
HealthJune 15, 2022
DW Podcast | Science Unscripted

Monkeypox and the Google AI that 'became sentient'

Big assumptions about monkeypox are changing ⁠— and you really need to listen to what a chatbot in California is saying.
ScienceJune 14, 202230:00 min
A woman holds a mock-up vial labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe

EU orders 110,000 monkeypox vaccine doses

The agreement was made through a new bloc-wide authority formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HealthJune 14, 2022
A vaccine pass picture with a syringe and a vial

At-risk groups should get monkeypox vaccine, says panel

Germany's independent vaccine advisory body is recommending shots for people exposed to the virus.
HealthJune 10, 2022
Test tubes labelled monkeypox in front of an illustration of a monkey

Fact check: Four fakes about monkeypox

Similar to the coronavirus, conspiracy theories are circulating about monkeypox — many of them are strangely familiar.
HealthJune 7, 2022
Kamerun Präsident Paul Biya

AfricaLink on Air – 01 June 2022

Did the US make monkeypox in a lab in Nigeria?+++The crisis in Cameroon—one of 10 crises in Africa the world ignores
SocietyJune 1, 202229:58 min
Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration.

Argentina confirms Latin America's first cases of monkeypox

Two cases of monkeypox were confirmed by Argentina on Friday in individuals who had recently arrived from Spain.
HealthMay 28, 2022
electron microscope image of monkeypox virus

Don't panic about monkeypox — but be cautious

Smallpox vaccination also works against monkeypox. But most people don't have sufficient protection anymore.
HealthMay 25, 2022
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach

Monkeypox 'not the start of a new pandemic'

Germany's health minister has given the "urgent recommendation" of a 21-day isolation period for infected people.
HealthMay 24, 2022
Symptoms of one of the first known cases of monkeypox shown on a patient's hand in 2003

Health officials assess monkeypox response

Almost 20 countries around the world where monkeypox is not endemic have now reported outbreaks of the virus.
HealthMay 23, 2022
In this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handout graphic, symptoms of one of the first known cases of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient's hand June 5, 2003.

Berlin records first monkeypox cases

A surprise outbreak of the rare infectious disease has spread from Europe to the US and the Middle East.
HealthMay 21, 2022
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How to think about Monkeypox

Worried about another pandemic? Just listen to what top scientists in Europe are saying.
ScienceMay 20, 202211:42 min
Mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions and spherical immature virions, obtained from a sample of human skin

Germany, France, Belgium confirm monkeypox

A patient in the German state of Bavaria has been infected with monkeypox, with cases also found in Belgium and France.
HealthMay 20, 2022
image of a sign talking about if monkeypox is dangerous, man looks on

Explained: Europe's monkeypox outbreak

Human monkeypox infections are extremely rare in Europe. But experts are puzzled over how the virus is transmitted.
HealthMay 19, 2022
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak

Portugal reports monkeypox cases amid outbreak

The viral infection, rarely found in Europe, has also been reported in Spain and the United Kingdom.
HealthMay 18, 2022