CDC advises on monkeypox sample collection protocols after U.S. exposure case
A recent report published in the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report described a case of...
Mayo Clinic Laboratories to begin monkeypox testing in CDC partnership
Photo: seksan MonKhonkhamsao/Getty Images Beginning this week, Mayo Clinic Laboratories will begin testing for monkeypox using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's orthopoxvirus test,...
Federal government announces monkeypox vaccine allotment for Washington state
For immediate release: July 8, 2022 (22-101) Contact: DOH Communications OLYMPIA -- To help stop the spread of monkeypox virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Why are health officials worried about monkeypox in New York City?
New York City appears to be America’s monkeypox “hot spot” as a global outbreak of the virus continues. The number of confirmed monkeypox cases in...
Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance last week for travelers wishing to protect themselves against monkeypox. This was one of its...