The first case of a new mpox strain was confirmed in New York state. AP A health worker takes a saliva sample from a mpox patient at a treatment center in Munigi, eastern Congo, Aug. 16, 2024.

The new strain of mpox is highly contagious and severe. Though it hasn't hit the U.S., officials are preparing. Here's what to know about the virus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global health emergency as a deadly new strain of mpox is spreading through parts of Africa. The big picture: This is the second time in just ...

The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisory about the emergence of a new strain of mpox (formerly monkeypox). The person had recently traveled from Africa.

Scientists studying the new mpox strain that has spread out of Democratic Republic of Congo say the virus is changing faster than expected, and often in areas where experts lack the funding and ...

The CDC says the risk to most Americans is low but it is testing more suspected cases to identify whether the clade Ib strain has made it to the U.S. New mpox strain raises concern among ...

Global health officials on Thursday confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to a growing outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the ...

But because there is a new strain of mpox, it’s possible they’ll have to change their response. “We might be starting back at ground zero again, depending on how this all plays out ...

The new mpox strain is believed to spread through close, intimate and sexual contact that is skin to skin, as well as touching contaminated materials, such as clothing or bedding.

HealthDay News — As an outbreak of a new strain of mpox continues in Africa, Sweden announced Thursday that it has confirmed the first case in that country.

According to the San Mateo County Health, a person became infected with the clade I mpox after traveling in Eastern Africa, that's where there is a current outbreak of the strain. Another strain ...