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 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.

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 ...

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.

Researchers have provided more evidence that mpox virus can be passed from a pregnant mother to her child. There remain ...

The new strain of mpox is known as clade 1b and it emerged in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last year, according to WHO. The disease is now rapidly spreading to neighbouring countries ...

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 ...

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.

LONDON/CHICAGO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - 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 ...

The first case of a new mpox strain was confirmed in New York state. AP. Mpox can spread through close, intimate contact with sores, scabs or rashes, the department stated, as well as through the ...