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

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

Mpox symptoms, while similar to smallpox, are less severe, according to WHO. Those infected with mpox often get rashes and ...

There have been 21,370 confirmed mpox cases worldwide, including both Clade I and Clade II, in 79 locations since the ...

The individual is recovering after traveling from Africa, where an outbreak that has killed hundreds is spreading.

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

There is no evidence that the mpox clade I strain is spreading between people in California or elsewhere in the U.S.

Typically, mpox symptoms start within 21 days of exposure to the virus. Individuals may develop flu-like symptoms first, followed by a rash one to four days later. If you have symptoms ...

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

Mpox causes a painful rash that can appear anywhere on the body, sometimes accompanied by fever and other flu-like symptoms.