Oregon pushes mpox vaccines as more serious type of virus spreads

Community transmission of a more serious type of mpox virus is increasing in several countries. Here's what health officials ...

Sydney’s 1789 smallpox epidemic came from the First Fleet and killed up to 220,000 Indigenous Australians: new research

New mathematical modelling shows the first smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal people in the Sydney region may have spread ...

Oregon officials urge people with higher mpox risk get vaccinated as more severe variant spreads

The Oregon Health Authority is asking people who are at higher risk of getting mpox to make sure they’re vaccinated as a more ...
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Smallpox Scabs That British Doctors Used to Inoculate Patients May Have Introduced the Deadly Disease to Australia, New Research Suggests

Two new studies find that British colonists arriving via ship in the late 18th century likely introduced smallpox, which ...