California confirms first case of even more deadly mpox strain
The World Health Organization issued a global health emergency over the spread of the new, more lethal clade I mpox strain.
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
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Monkeypox Can Be Asymptomatic, Two Studies Suggest
Researchers believe they have found evidence that MPV can be asymptomatic in some people, indicating that current containment measures may be insufficient.
AUGUST 16, 2022
Monkeypox Health Emergency Declared in California & Illinois
While the World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, the Biden administration hasn't made a nationwide declaration yet.
AUGUST 2, 2022
Biden Administration Increases Access to Monkeypox Treatment
As the LGBTQ+ community learns more about the MPV public health emergency, the federal government is making access to treatment easier.
JULY 27, 2022
Gay members of Congress worried about mpox outbreak ask for data in letter to Joe Biden (exclusive)
Reps. Ritchie Torres and Mark Pocan sent a letter to the president and Health and Human Services Secretary to learn what the administration is doing to prepare against a potentially worse mpox outbreak.
JUNE 27, 2024
Six Monkeypox Patients Have Died
Local health departments in four states say six people who had tested positive for the virus have died.
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Monkeypox: WHO Settles on New Name for the Virus
Scientists and health experts wanted to rename "monkeypox" to combat the homophobic and racist stigma attached to the virus.
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Monkeypox Patient's Roommate Ordered Into Quarantine in Germany
Although the roommate is vaccinated, the monkeypox vaccine isn't recognized in the European Union.
AUGUST 13, 2022
Gay Monkeypox Patients Speak of Pain and Loneliness
Wesley Wallace says he believes he got MPV by kissing someone at a bar. Now he wants people to see what the virus can look like and to understand the stigma attached to it.
JULY 29, 2022
Monkeypox Outbreak Linked to Gay Sauna and Festival
While not considered a sexually transmitted disease, monkeypox is spread through close contact.
MAY 23, 2022
The federal government failed on mpox. Ritchie Torres's new bill addresses that (exclusive)
A new Government Accountability Office report highlights significant flaws in the federal handling of the mpox outbreak, emphasizing the need for a more unified public health response system to tackle future health emergencies better.
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APRIL 18, 2024
Mpox Is Almost Gone in the US, Leaving Lessons & Mysteries Behind
More than 300,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the virus, including 23 who died.
JANUARY 31, 2023
Monkeypox: First U.S. Death Confirmed
(CNN) A person in Harris County, Texas, who had monkeypox died last month, but the virus' role in that death has not been confirmed.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Monkeypox Vaccine Supply to Expand by Thousands
The federal government is about to distribute 296,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine, used against an outbreak concentrated among gay and bi men.
JUNE 29, 2022
Twitter Adds Link for Accurate Info on Monkeypox
Twitter added the feature after outreach by GLAAD, which is calling on other social media platforms to do the same.
AUGUST 16, 2022
