Long known as a virus confined to rural areas, mpox has reached Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral disease similar to smallpox that can cause flu-like symptoms and a painful rash. It is most commonly found in central and east Africa, with the chances of ...

The individual, who arrived in Mangaluru on January 17, developed blister-like rashes and fever and was immediately isolated ...

Global health law professor Lawrence Gostin explains the risks of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

In the region's other developments, Sierra Leone reported more cases, with the first two linked to the clade 2 global strain.

The last patient receiving treatment for Ebola was recently discharged from an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The current outbreak of Ebola emerged in the ...

Outbreaks in commercial poultry have recently been reported in a tri-state area that makes up the Delmarva Peninsula, and ...

The governor of eastern Congo’s North-Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, authorities said Friday, as M23 rebels closed in on the ...

The DR Congo army and M23 on Friday clashed near the main city in the country's volatile east as the UN warned the raging ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or ...

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...