Monkeypox, caused by the monkeypox virus—a close cousin of smallpox—has spread rapidly worldwide. From 2022 to 2025, more ...

The antiviral drug tecovirimat has been approved in Europe to treat mpox, on the basis of animal studies. But a clinical ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has an alert about Mpox virus in the ...

On a humid January morning in 2023, deep in the heart of Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, a baby monkey fell ill. Its skin ...

It might be time to grant the monkeypox virus a new name. Although the virus (mpox for short) was first detected in lab monkeys in 1958, the original host or reservoir has remained unknown.

One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts — the animals that carry and spread the virus without becoming sick from it. Now, an ...

One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts—the animals that carry and spread the virus without becoming sick from it. Now, an international ...

Monkeypox Explainer Posted: April 6, 2025 | Last updated: April 6, 2025 Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a pathogen closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox.

A two-dose vaccine can prevent mpox. People with untreated HIV are at greater risk for severe mpox. Mpox (monkeypox) is caused by a virus related to smallpox; both are members of the orthopox virus ...

A virus related to variola called monkeypox virus recently made headlines when an outbreak occurred in the Midwestern region of the United States in 2003. This disease, also characterized by a rash ...

TNX-801 is a single-dose, live virus vaccine in development to protect against mpox and smallpox. TNX-801 protects immunocompromised animals from a lethal challenge with clade IIa ...