The U.S. saw more than 20,000 mpox cases and nearly six dozen deaths during the 2022 global mpox outbreak. San Francisco was hard hit. Today, mpox remains an ongoing public health emergency, according ...

TACLOBAN CITY – A 55-year-old woman from Maasin City, Southern Leyte is currently being monitored as a suspected case of Mpox (monkeypox). Mayor Nacional Mercado on Friday, May 30, said the ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in North Carolina wastewater, prompting health officials to urge vigilance. While no clade I mpox cases have been reported in N.C., its ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is primarily spread by prolonged close contact, typically skin-to-skin, often during sexual activity. Posted 7:12 AM Apr 22, 2025 Updated 7:23 AM Apr 22, 2025 ...

Journal Reference: Carlos Maluquer de Motes, David O. Ulaeto. Mpox poses an ever-increasing epidemic and pandemic risk. Nature Medicine, 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03589-8 ...

Mpox was first declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2022, when an outbreak of the the clade 2b strain gripped several countries in Africa -- and while this ...

The mpox virus is classified into two main clades, I and II, with each further divided into clade Ia. The newly identified clade Ib, and clades IIa and IIb, were responsible for the 2022 global ...

Mpox surged in parts of East, West and Central Africa in 2024, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a public health emergency of international concern in August.

The good news is that over 99% of people who get clade II mpox recover. It’s essential to know that even if you don't fall into a high-risk group, you should still be aware of the symptoms and ...

Most people fully recover after a few weeks, although the risk with clade I mpox has historically believed to be higher than with the clade II strain that has circulated in the U.S. since 2022.