The threat of smallpox as a bioterrorist weapon is real and health officials are doing everything they can to "keep the citizens of our nation safe" from such an attack, the head of the National ...

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic Republic ...

On Aug. 14, 2024, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern. There have been over 15,600 cases and over 530 deaths reported in the Democratic ...

U.S. confirms first mpox case of severe clade I strain with no travel history, raising concerns of local transmission. Here's ...

The most important vaccines in history have prevented the spread of debilitating, infectious diseases like polio, smallpox, ...

A national survey last week revealed that huge numbers of Americans have serious misconceptions about smallpox, a deadly disease that has not occurred naturally for more than 20 years. The government ...

“We have identified a limited number of widely known organisms that could cause disease and deaths in sufficient numbers to cripple a city or region. Smallpox is one of the most serious of these ...

An inmate at the Bexar County jail is being treated for monkeypox, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

Two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from local spread of the clade I mpox virus.

The Bush administration announced yesterday that it opposes the destruction of the world's known samples of smallpox virus next year and instead favors retaining the microbe so research on treatments ...