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 ...

CDC scientists said a patient in California had tested positive for the Clade I strain, which kills up to one in ten people ...

With the urgent need for faster and more effective diagnostic tools to detect Monkeypox, researchers have pioneered an ...

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 ...

Health officials in the United States have confirmed the first case of a new strain of Mpox, a viral disease related to ...

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, ...