Diagnostics

Morocco produces Africa's first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports
9 December 2024 - Associated Press

WHO lists additional mpox diagnostic tests for emergency use
30 October 2024 - World Health Organization

Mpox Clinical Presentation, Diagnostic Approaches, and Treatment Strategies
14 October 2024 - Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Africa CDC Strengthens Laboratory Capacity for Mpox and Other Outbreaks in Burundi
10 October 2024 - Africa CDC

WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, boosting global access
3 October 2024 - World Health Organization

WHO urges rapid access to mpox diagnostic tests, invites manufacturers to emergency review
29 August 2024 - World Health Organization 

Scientists 'working blindly' to track and tackle mpox in Africa as disease spreads
27 August 2024 - Sky News

Mpox – What it is, and what it is not
22 August 2024 - CEPI

Genomics

Exploration of drug repurposing for Mpox outbreaks targeting gene signatures and host ...
27 November 2024 - Scientific Reports, Nature

New mpox strain spreads to household contacts in the UK
4 November 2024 - BBC

Notes from the Field: Mpox Cluster Caused by Tecovirimat-Resistant Monkeypox Virus — Five States, October 2023–February 2024
10 October 2024 - CDC

Cluster of drug-resistant mpox identified in five states, US officials report
10 October – Reuters

Emerging Monkeypox Virus Sublineage C.1 Causing Community Transmission, Vietnam, 2023
25 September 2024 - CDC

New mpox strain mutating faster than expected, and other top health stories
30 August 2024 (Updated 3 June 2025) - World Economic Forum

How scientists are racing to understand the new Mpox strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
31 July 2024 - Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford

Vaccines (development, distribution, and uptake)

NIH Study Finds Tecovirimat Was Safe but Did Not Improve Mpox Resolution or Pain
10 December 2024 - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
20 November 2024 - Associated Press

WHO, Africa CDC support 17 countries to develop mpox vaccination plans
9 November 2024 - Africa CDC

Vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
6 November 2024 - WHO

Cost of Mpox Shot Deters Americans at Risk, Critics Say | The Transmission
5 November 2024 - University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)

Mpox vaccine production could put Africa first in line
25 October 2024 - SciDev.Net

Mpox vaccine is safe and generates a robust antibody response in adolescents
16 October 2024 - NIH

WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents
14 October 2024 - Reuters

Two-Dose Strategy and Targeted Interventions Drive Mpox Campaign
11 October 2024 - Africa CDC

Mpox Vaccination Begins in DRC with UNICEF's Help
8 October 2024 - UNICEF

Mpox vaccines delivered to Rwanda amid broader health response efforts
7 October 2024 - European Commission

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in a drive to slow outbreaks
5 October 2024 - CBS News

Decline of Mpox Antibody Responses After Modified Vaccinia Ankara–Bavarian Nordic Vaccination
3 October 2024 - Journal of the American Medical Association

Mpox Vaccination in Africa: What Needs to Happen Next - Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 October 2024 - ReliefWeb

Co-creating a Mpox Elimination Campaign in the WHO European Region: The Central Role of Affected Communities
24 September 2024 - Open Forum Infectious Diseases

No Vaccines, Tests or Treatments: Congo Lacks Tools to Confront Mpox
30 August 2024 - The New York Times

Africa has almost 4,000 new mpox cases in a week, but the wait for vaccines continues
27 August 2024 - Associated Press

New clinical trial will assess if mpox vaccination works after virus exposure
28 July 2024 - CEPI

Funding

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #43 – 9 December 2024
9 December 2024 - WHO

Joint Press Statement | Global Gateway: EU provides €20 million additional funding towards the Africa CDC-WHO Mpox preparedness and response plan
16 October 2024 - Africa CDC

Africa's mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa CDC
28 August 2024 - Reuters

Pandemic potential

Sustaining mpox response in Africa as efforts begin bearing fruit
3 December 2024 - WHO

Strengthening Africa's Fight Against Mpox: A Unified Surveillance Protocol
29 November 2024 - Africa CDC

Fifth person with mpox confirmed in England
29 November 2024 - BBC

Mpox outbreak could start plateauing next year, Africa CDC says
28 November 2024 - Reuters

Risk of Clade I Mpox Outbreaks Among U.S. MSM - Update
26 November 2024 - CFA-CDC

PAHO calls on countries of the Americas to maintain Mpox surveillance and genomic sequencing
26 November 2024 - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Canada confirms first imported clade 1b mpox case
25 November 2024 - Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) - University of Minnesota

Mpox still a health emergency, says WHO
22 November 2024 - Voice of Africa News

Enhanced control measures helping to control mpox outbreak in Africa
21 November 2024 - WHO Africa

Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00519 | First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States
18 November 2024 – CDC

Risk to United States from clade I monkeypox outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa
14 November 2024 - CFA-CDC

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #42- 9 November 2024
9 November 2024 - WHO

Spotlight: Inside the Heart of Stemming Mpox Spread in Africa
8 November 2024 - Africa CDC

First case of more spreadable mpox (Clade 1b) detected in UK
30 October 2024 - BBC News

WHO and partners activate Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak
29 October 2024 - WHO

How Singapore is gearing up to fight mpox
28 October 2024 - National Center for Infectious Diseases

Mpox risk to Europe “low” says EU official, but virus and bird flu need monitoring
24 October 2024 - British Medical Journal (BMJ)

Norway reports two mpox case of clade 2 variant
22 October 2024 - Reuters

Germany detects first mpox variant Ib case
22 October 2024 - Deutsche Welle (DW)

COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? 
19 October 2024 - Al Jazeera

U.S. boosts passenger screening as Africa grapples with deadly Marburg and mpox outbreaks
18 October 2024 - CBS News

Africa's mpox deaths surpass 1,000 as health officials urge international support
17 October 2024 - Associated Press News

Zimbabwe Reports Its First Mpox Cases As Outbreak Continues To Spread Through Africa
15 October 2024 - University of Nebraska

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report#40- 13 October 2024
13 October 2024 - WHO

One mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says
8 October 2024 – Reuters

Multi-country outbreak of mpox, External situation report #39 - 6 October 2024
6 October 2024 - WHO

Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo’s mpox outbreak
2 October 2024 - Associated Press News

A pox on all our houses: a missing component in the global mpox response is equity
23 September 2024 - The Lancet

Another worldwide alert – mpox is spreading. Here are three steps we can take to head it off
30 August 2024 - The Guardian

Mpox is spreading rapidly. Here are the questions researchers are racing to answer
28 August 2024 - Nature

Africa: Refugees and displaced face heightened threat from mpox outbreak
27 August 2024 - United Nations News

Mpox declared public health emergency with fears of spread across borders
15 August 2024 - The Independent

Community engagement

Fostering regulatory collaboration to improve access to mpox medicines
25 October 2024 - European Medicines Agency - European Union

Mpox - what we know... and what we don't know about the virus
25 October 2024 - BBC

Congo's mpox vaccine campaign hit by a lack of awareness
18 October 2024 - Reuters (YouTube)

Mpox is spreading in hardest-to-reach communities. Building community trust, ensuring humanitarian access, and reaching internally displaced people and refugees is key to the response.
14 October 2024 - International Rescue Committee

Weekly Special Press Briefing on the Mpox Outbreak and other
14 October 2024 - Africa CDC

Stigma adds to Burundi's challenges in mpox fight
9 October 2024 - Reuters

Weekly Special Press Briefing on the Mpox Outbreak and other Health Emergencies in Africa
7 October 2024 - Africa CDC

The disappointing international response to mpox
28 August 2024 - The Financial Times

Africa’s mpox outbreaks result from neglect and world’s inability to stop epidemics, experts say
27 August 2024 - Associated Press News

Podcasts & Interviews

July 2024 - How scientists are racing to understand the new Mpox strain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Discover the latest on the Mpox outbreak and read the full article on the Global Outbreaks Research hub.	June 2024 - Mpox outbreak  Professor Trudie Lang and Dr Jean Claude Udahemuka speak to the BBC World Service Newsday Programme.