KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Health Department said Friday that it’s continuing to monitor the ongoing transmission of monkeypox (mpox) caused by the Clade II strain of the mpox virus. This ...

An Anchorage man was diagnosed with mpox, or monkeypox, this month, according to the state’s section of epidemiology. A spokesperson said the man likely contracted the virus through sexual contact ...

State health officials have confirmed a case of mpox in an adult Anchorage resident with a history of recent out-of-state travel. The Alaska Section of Epidemiology said no additional cases or ...

Mpox is a viral disease usually transmitted from animals to humans and symptoms include fever and skin rashes. In 2023, a new variant of monkeypox virus (MPXV), called clade Ib, emerged in Kamituga in ...

El Paso has confirmed its first mpox case in 2025. Mpox is a viral skin infection that spreads between people in close contact, often through skin-to-skin contact, and can also be transmitted through ...

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A new strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in the United Kingdom, according to health officials. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said in a Dec. 8 statement that a new ...

A hybrid form of mpox has been identified in the UK. Health professionals are not surprised that the sexually transmitted virus has evolved but say it's a reminder of the need for precaution. Health ...

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified a new recombinant mpox virus in England. Genomic sequencing showed that the genome contained elements from both clade Ib and IIb mpox. The infected ...

As of Dec. 1, there have been 51 confirmed mpox cases in Massachusetts this year, with 37 of those cases occurring between Aug. 1 and Dec. 1. FILE - This colorized electron microscope image provided ...