Guinea-Bissau has reported its first outbreak of mpox, with half of the suspected cases identified among children. Mpox is caused by a virus from the same family as smallpox and can be transmitted to humans by animals.

Ancient DNA extracted from Chilean mummies offers the strongest genetic evidence yet that European colonization was responsible for introducing smallpox to the Americas, raising new questions about the disease's spread.

New research using ancient DNA has revealed the colonial origins of smallpox in the Americas. This discovery sheds light on how the devastating disease was introduced to the continent.

An international team of researchers has provided the clearest genetic evidence to date that European colonization was responsible for introducing smallpox to the New World.

Scientists have successfully recovered smallpox DNA from Chilean mummies dating back to the Spanish conquest era, providing new insights into the devastating impact of diseases brought by conquistadors to the New World.

Livestock farmers in North Macedonia are demanding immediate vaccination of sheep against smallpox and have met with the Food and Veterinary Agency to define key steps.

A review of significant vaccine breakthroughs in the U.S. over the past 250 years, highlighting their role in transforming public health from smallpox eradication to COVID-19 vaccines.

The next two months are considered critical, stresses the Ministry of Rural Development – The special action plan until Easter The post Smallpox in sheep and goats: alert ahead of Easter, zero…

Veterinary authorities in the Epirus Region have placed a small livestock unit in the Municipality of Parga, Preveza, under quarantine due to strong suspicions of a potential smallpox outbreak.

Oto von Hūns, one of 16 doctors at the time, began smallpox vaccination in Riga in 1800, a significant contribution to Latvian medical history and later the Russian Empire.

The Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food (YPAAT) issued a payment order for €4.2 million in compensation to farmers for animals culled due to smallpox and foot-and-mouth disease, with funds expected within days.

Researchers have obtained the first genetic proof of smallpox being transported from Europe to America by Portuguese and Spanish colonizers, discovered through the examination of two mummies in Chile.

Analysis of two 500-year-old mummies has confirmed that Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas, with the oldest virus samples found on American soil showing full adaptation to humans.

Researchers have successfully recovered smallpox DNA from two 500-year-old mummies found in Chile. This discovery provides new insights into the disease that decimated indigenous populations in the Americas.

More than 1,400 sheep and goats have been euthanized in North Macedonia due to a smallpox outbreak. Authorities state there is no danger to humans, but raw milk products from affected zones require thermal treatment.

The prevailing narrative surrounding smallpox is collapsing, as the solution sought by Europe is not progressing.

An alarm has been raised after cases of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in Lesvos. The cases were detected on a farm and the ministry has already taken measures. "Even more dangerous than smallpox...

A livestock unit in Preveza, Greece, has been placed under quarantine following strong indications of a possible smallpox outbreak in a flock of sheep.

Sheep farmers in North Macedonia are raising alarms over the deaths of up to 10,000 sheep due to smallpox, primarily affecting the eastern region, and are demanding urgent vaccination and greater compensation.

The discovery of 500-year-old Inca mummies in Chile, showing evidence of smallpox, suggests that European colonizers introduced the disease to the Americas between 1492 and 1631 AD.

DNA of smallpox has been discovered in Chilean mummies, providing insights into the historical impact of the disease, which is estimated to have killed about 90% of indigenous populations in the Americas.

On World Hepatitis Day, the history of hepatitis is revisited, tracing its unraveling back to an 1885 smallpox vaccine mystery and the discovery of the Australia antigen by Baruch S. Blumberg.

A SYRIZA-PS MP is demanding an end to the exclusion of livestock farmers, whose herds were culled due to smallpox, from receiving connected aid payments.

The Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food announced an extension until August 9 for the deployment of 79 military veterinarians to combat outbreaks of smallpox and foot-and-mouth disease in regional units across the country.

SYRIZA-PS's Agricultural Policy department issued a joint statement expressing concern that a confirmed outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Lesbos could devastate Greek livestock, following previous issues with smallpox.

The General Directorate of Veterinary Medicine in Greece's Ministry of Rural Development and Food has issued clarifications regarding protection zones and movement restrictions for sheep and goats in areas affected by smallpox outbreaks.

Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food, Kostas Tsiaras, met with the United Federation of Agricultural Associations of Larissa to discuss EU threats of funding cuts and the handling of smallpox.