Why Nigeria May Be Missing Silent Mpox Transmission

New evidence suggests that mpox may be circulating quietly among healthy Nigerians, with some infections occurring without the symptoms that typically trigger detection by health authorities.

The evidence comes from a collaborative study by Nigeria’s Institute of Human Virology, the University of Cambridge, in the UK, and others, published in Nature Communications.

While the researchers stress that this does not indicate a widespread hidden epidemic, they warn that such silent...