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 ...
There is no evidence that the mpox clade I strain is spreading between people in California or elsewhere in the U.S.
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 ...
Mpox is usually passed from rodents and primates to humans through bites, aerosol transmission, or contact with infected ...
Avoid close contact with people who are sick with symptoms of mpox, including those with skin or genital lesions Avoid ...
A person in California tested positive for mpox clade I, the first time the strain has been reported in the U.S.
Mpox vaccination urged Mpox is primarily transmitted via skin-to-skin contact, including sex, hands-on caregiving, ...
Health officials in the United States have confirmed the first case of a new strain of Mpox, a viral disease related to ...