The first case of clade I mpox, one of two strains of the disease, has been identified in Connecticut through testing at the State Public Health Laboratory.

The person who was infected recently traveled to Western Europe, where clade I mpox is spreading, officials say.

False claims that the outbreak of monkeypox was caused by using a chimpanzee adenovirus vector in the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been gaining traction online. One person on Twitter,a ...

The World Health Organization announced Monday that "mpox" is now the preferred name for monkeypox. "Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while 'monkeypox' is phased out," the ...

In 2025, health authorities worldwide tracked numerous infectious disease outbreaks spanning vector-borne diseases, water-borne threats, vaccine-preventable illnesses, and zoonotic spillovers.

A long-term consequence of the disgusting displays by public officials during the COVID-19 outbreak was the complete and ...