The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it had approved the first diagnostic test for mpox. The disease, which can be deadly and was previously known as monkeypox, is caused by a ...

Meanwhile, the WHO said Friday it had approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox, from swabs taken from human lesions.

Last month the World Health Organization approved the use of the first diagnostic test for mpox called the Alinity m MPXV assay. Manufactured by Abbott Molecular Inc., it enables the detection of ...

Sierra Leone accounted for half of Africa's confirmed mpox cases this week, the continent's main health body said on Thursday, adding that the West African country was fuelling the outbreak.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says the test that recently found mpox in Pitt County wastewater could be on the federal funding chopping block.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox, marking a significant milestone in expanding global access to mpox testing. The approval ...