The key clue that led the medical team to suspect mpox was the presence of swollen lymph nodes. This, combined with the patient’s unusual symptoms and travel history, pointed to a possible case of ...

Health officials say they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.

California health officials have recently reported the first known case of clade I mpox to be detected in the U.S.

The World Health Organization issued a global health emergency over the spread of the new, more lethal clade I mpox strain.

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of ...

The California Department of Public Health Saturday reported the first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

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 person traveled to eastern Africa and was treated in San Mateo County. California health officials said the new mpox variant isn't spreading in the state.

The first known case of a new, more severe strain of mpox in the US has been found in the Bay Area. San Mateo County Health ...

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

The California Department of Public Health has confirmed the first known case of Clade I mpox in the U.S., following laboratory testing of a patient who recently traveled from East Africa.