Health officials in the United States are on alert following the confirmation of a severe case of mpox, a disease ...

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 ...

The county of San Mateo has now had the first reported case of clade I mpox in the United States, according to the California ...

The person had traveled to eastern Africa and was treated in San Mateo upon return, according to the California Department of ...

The California Department of Public Health has officially reported the first known case of clade I mpox, formerly known as ...

The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease ...

The individual in question had recently returned from eastern Africa, the state health department said. Also in the news: bird flu, covid, and dengue fever.

As Africa continues to battle an outbreak of the newer "clade Ib" strain of mpox, California officials have confirmed ...

The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a ...

Officials say the symptoms are improving. Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of mpox in ...

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