The NCDHHS has warned N.C. residents about detections of mpox particles associated with more serious symptoms.

"The mpox virus is primarily spread by prolonged close contact, typically skin-to-skin, often during sexual activity.

Mpox particles were found in routine wastewater tests in North Carolina. The particles were found in samples collected on ...

Languages: English. Health providers and the public have been urged to be on the alert for mpox cases after particles were detected in several sewage samples in North Carolina. The risk to the ...

Residents and health officials are concerned with the detection, especially as the program that found the virus early is at ...

Mpox is a rare, but potentially serious, viral illness that typically involves flu-like symptoms, swollen lymph nodes and a ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been detected in North Carolina wastewater, prompting health officials to urge vigilance. While no clade I mpox cases have been reported in N.C., its ...