Mpox is back
3 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
Velocity
How fast coverage is spreading — measured hourly from article rate × source diversity. How this works →
The brief
"Mpox is back" is generating significant coverage in the Health category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Welcome to the United Nations, africanews.com and The Guardian. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 13d ago.
Quick answers
Why is "Mpox is back" trending?
Because 3 independent news sources published 3 articles about it in a short window — a coverage burst PULSE classifies as a trend.
How does PULSE measure this trend?
PULSE scores velocity from the rate of new articles weighted by source diversity, snapshotted hourly. The full method is public on our methodology page.
Is this trend still active?
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Coverage (3)
- Mpox: Children account for half of suspected cases in Guinea-Bissau Welcome to the United Nations · 15d ago
- First-ever mpox cases reported in Guinea-Bissau with children the most vulnerable africanews.com · 15d ago
- Mpox is back The Guardian · 15d ago
Topics
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