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Mpox detected at wastewater sampling site on Oʻahu

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is reporting a wastewater sample from O‘ahu that has tested positive for clade I mpox. The sample was collected on April 13, 2026, from a wastewate...

Mpox strain found in Hawaiʻi wastewater for first time

Positive test for mpox detected in Hawai'i's wastewater, marking the first time clade I mpox has been detected. Low risk for general public.

New MPOX strain confirmed in Connecticut fo the first time after patient traveled to Western Europe

According to a report from Fox News, health officials in Connecticut have identified the state’s first case of clade I mpox, a more severe strain of the virus formerly known as mon...

Health officials report uptick in mpox infections in Wisconsin

Five Wisconsinites have been reported infected with mpox this year, and state health officials are recommending that people who might be at risk for the illness get vaccinated. Mpo...

DOH: Mpox detected in wastewater sample from Pearl Harbor

The Hawaii Department of Health today said a wastewater sample from Oahu has tested positive for clade I mpox.

CDC pauses testing for mpox

Facing staff shortages, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has, for now, halted testing for rabies and pox viruses such as mpox, the New York Times reported. Unti...

SF Resident Contracts New Strain of ‘Mpox,’ But Risk Still Low

Health officials recently alerted the public to the first case of mpox Clade I in San Francisco, a newer strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, which showed up in a resident...

First mpox clade Ib case confirmed

First clade I mpox case confirmed in Connecticut after patient traveled to Western Europe

A clade I mpox case is confirmed in Connecticut as global health officials also monitor newly reported hantavirus cases in Spain and France.

Viral Immunity and Behavior Sustain Low Mpox Rates

In the ever-evolving landscape of infectious diseases, a recent study published in Nature Communications sheds new light on the dynamics controlling the persistence of mpox, former...

Africa CDC raises alarm as mpox, cholera spread across borders

“The transmission is increasingly being driven by a few member states, but what is more concerning is the cross-border movement of cases, especially from high-burden areas,” he sai...