Residents and health officials are concerned with the detection, especially as the program that found the virus early is at risk of being cut. Three positive samples of mpox, previously known as ...

At this time, the risk to the public remains low.Below is the information provided by health officials: "The mpox virus is primarily spread by prolonged close contact, typically skin-to-skin ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has an alert about Mpox virus in the state. The virus was formerly known as monkeypox. NCDHHS is asking people ...

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Pitt County health officials are urging awareness and caution after Mpox virus was detected in wastewater samples. The samples were collected Mar. 25, Mar. 28 and Apr ...

Mpox is a viral infection caused by a virus that belongs to the same family as smallpox. The virus can cause a painful rash, fever, and swollen glands and, in some cases, lead to more serious illness.

Kinshasa, often called "Kin la Belle," faces a unique crisis in the fight against mpox. Both strains of the virus, clade Ia and ... There are no easy answers to this dilemma.

“I’d never heard of it,” Ms. Efonge said. This was back in August, when the mpox virus — closely related to smallpox — was still almost unknown in Kinshasa, a city of 17 million peopl ...

Symptoms of mpox include a topical skin rash and often also general symptoms of illness such as fever, headaches and muscle aches. Fatalities are rare. The virus – formerly known as monkeypox ...

The virus that causes mpox has typically been fairly stable and slow to mutate, but APOBEC-driven mutations can accelerate viral evolution, said Dr. Miguel Paredes in August, who is studying the ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known U.S. case of an emerging strain of the mpox virus, according to a CDPH release on Saturday. The case of "clade I mpox ...

Researchers have developed an optical biosensor that detects the virus that causes mpox. The technology could ... "So just by looking at the patient, it is not easy for clinicians to distinguish ...

Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b had been confirmed in London. The agency has now announced a further two cases - in household ...