WHO recommended new name for monkeypox disease
On Nov. 28, 2022, the WHO announced that following a series of consultations with global experts, it had…
Clinical trial evaluating Mpox vaccine began
On Sept. 8, 2022, a clinical trial evaluating alternative strategies for administering the JYNNEOS mpox vaccine to increase…
HHS announced Monkeypox (mpox) Emergency Use Authorizations for medical devices
On Aug. 9, 2022, the the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it had determined that…
Multi-country outbreak reported in Twelve member nations not endemic for Mpox Virus
On May 21, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that since May 13, 2022, cases of mpox…
CDC and health partners responded to Monkeypox case in the U.S.
On May 18, 2022, scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they were…
CDC and Texas confirmed Monkeypox In U.S. traveler
On Jul. 16, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced and the Texas Department…
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The CDC responded to U.S. outbreak of mpox, first human Mpox outside of Africa
On Jul. 8, 2003, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to U.S. outbreak of…
first human case of mpox Reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In 1970, the first human case of mpox was reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
mpox was first discovered
In 1958, mpox (MPVX) was first discovered when two nonfatal outbreaks of a pox-like disease were reported in…