Health officials in Los Angeles County said on Friday they are investigating a possible local spread of a more severe strain of mpox. Two cases of the strain were identified among Los Angeles County ...

The abandoned buildings behind the New Somerset hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, are prime real estate along the waterfront, so guards patrol the area day and night to protect against squatters.

California has seen the first two cases of a more severe strain of mpox without international travel, but health officials said that the risk to others is low. Both people in Los Angeles County were ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known U.S. case of an emerging strain of the mpox virus, according to a CDPH release on Saturday. The case of "clade I mpox" ...

Hyacinth Empinado was the special projects editor for STAT’s multimedia team. Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and ...