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 ...

A San Mateo County resident was diagnosed with the first known case in the United States of a certain variation of mpox, ...

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 ...

Nigeria started mpox vaccinations on Monday, administering shots to health workers and people with weak immune systems at ...

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

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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.

Cold and flu season is here, walking pneumonia is surging in kids, bird flu cases have risen, and now a more serious strain ...