SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed there are 45 monkeypox cases in the country, but even though this virus is spreading no one has died from this ...

The first known case in the United States of a more severe strain of the monkeypox virus was confirmed in California Saturday. AP The first known case in the United States of a more severe strain of ...

The World Health Organization nixed the name "monkeypox." The virus is spread by rodents and small mammals. And there's a ...

Monkeypox, caused by the monkeypox virus—a close cousin of smallpox—has spread rapidly worldwide. From 2022 to 2025, more than 133,000 cases were reported across 131 countries. In August 2024, the ...

It might be time to grant the monkeypox virus a new name. Although the virus (mpox for short) was first detected in lab monkeys in 1958, the original host or reservoir has remained unknown.

A deadly, fast-spreading strain of the monkeypox virus has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on high alert. The variant of the virus, which causes the severe disease known as mpox, kills ...

With the World Health Organization declaring monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern on Saturday, the United States falls into a category where human-to-human transmission is ...

The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency over the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in Africa. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had declared the outbreak a ...

Monkeypox (mpox), an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, is no longer an international emergency following an outbreak last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency to bolster California's response to the monkeypox virus, including testing, vaccines and public outreach. The ...

The United States confirmed its first case of monkeypox Wednesday as European health authorities have identified a number of cases of the rare virus this week, mostly in young men. Here's a look at ...