Health officials have confirmed a U.S. case of an aggressive new form of mpox, detected in northern California in someone who ...

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe mpox variant has been confirmed in a person who had recently traveled to East ...

Transmission of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, comes through close, intimate skin-to-skin contact, according to the CDPH.

Origins and Basics Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is a viral illness that belongs to the same family as smallpox. First identified in Denmark in 1958 among two colonies of monkeys kept for ...

Mpox vaccination urged Mpox is primarily transmitted via skin-to-skin contact, including sex, hands-on caregiving, and ...

A person in California tested positive for mpox clade I, the first time the strain has been reported in the U.S.

Health authorities in California on Saturday reported the first known case of a person infected with a new, contagious strain ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has identified the first known case of clade I mpox in the United States.

San Mateo County health officials have announced the nation’s first known case of a severe form of mpox that has fueled an ...

Officials said to help prevent mpox, those at risk should get vaccinated, avoid skin-to-skin contact with those with a rash ...

A new strain of mpox has been confirmed on American shores after a traveler returned to California from a visit to Africa, ...