A new strain of monkeypox virus is "the most dangerous" yet and could be a global threat, experts say. The new clade Ib virus emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to Rwanda's ...

Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.

Mpox (formerly monkeypox) has officially been declared a public health emergency by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The African agency reported an increase in the disease ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. Due to the alarming surge in cases of mpox (formerly referred to as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erie County has reported its first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in nearly two years. At least one case of the viral ...

A new variant of the Mpox disease declared by WHO as a public health emergency of international concern is more lethal, spreads fast and causes more fatalities. [Getty Images] Recent reports have ...

Erie County has reported its first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in nearly two years. At least one case of the viral illness was identified by the Erie County Department of Health between ...