Even though the virus was first discovered in laboratory monkeys in 1958, the original source came from a squirrel.

One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts — the animals that carry and ...

A chance discovery led to the identification of a possible natural reservoir for the virus formerly known as monkeypox ...

Scientists searched for the mysterious animal host for decades. After years of study, a bit of luck, and one infected monkey, they finally found the answer.

Update (November 28): The World Health Organization announced today that, to avoid the potential for racist and stigmatizing language, it will begin using the term “mpox” for the disease and will ...

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency after a new strain of mpox, formerly ...

India's first suspected case related to monkeypox has been identified in the national capital of Delhi. This is the first ...

Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) confirmed Saturday the second case of monkeypox had been detected in the country while other three possible infections were under study. The previous confirmation ...

As of August 4, there have been 26,864 confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide. Of those, there have been 10 confirmed deaths in Spain, Brazil, India, Ghana, and Nigeria. There are 7,102 monkeypox ...

Monkeypox was first brought to the attention of Malaysians in 2019 following the report of a case in Singapore. In an average year, a few thousand cases occur in western and central Africa.

Vancouver Coastal Health says there's been a recent spike in mpox, the viral infection also known as monkeypox. A statement ...

Article continues below “Every day we might be facing ebola, monkeypox, tuberculosis, MRSA, C. Difficile, norovirus, and of course Covid. We use toxic chemicals and complex equipment like ...