MONKEYPOX

The child was not in daycare or school and health officials are still identifying how the virus was transmitted.

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Federal changes in the Monkeypox dosing will help stretch the limited supply of the vaccines to more people.

U.S. officials have declared monkeypox a public health emergency and many are starting to question what this means, especially for those returning to school. A specialist with UT Health San Antonio joined Leading SA to explain.

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District officials answered the public's questions at an educational forum about prevention and transmission of the latest public health emergency -- the monkeypox virus.

Metro Health experts will hold an informational session and answer questions about the monkeypox virus on Thursday evening.

Monkeypox cases are continuing to spread across the nation, though some states are starting to see more cases arise than others.

San Antonio has received 1,000 doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine to help combat the growing outbreak.

Much like it has with other infectious diseases in helping develop diagnostic tests, treatments and vaccines, the Texas Biomedical Institute is ramping up its research into monkeypox.

The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a “global health emergency” on Saturday, its highest disease alert level.

The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of global concern Saturday. From how it spreads to preventative measures, here's what you need to know about the disease.

Metro Health is providing a daily dashboard to show current cases of monkeypox in San Antonio.

The new case was diagnosed a day after Metro Health officials said two people had confirmed cases of the virus.

Both individuals are currently isolating, and experienced lesions that could be confused with other sexually transmitted diseases.

Two people in Bexar County have tested positive for monkeypox, according to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District.

Austin Public Health (APH) confirmed six monkeypox cases and seven presumptive cases on Wednesday.

Houston health officials say they are investigating the city’s first case of monkeypox this year, involving a resident who recently traveled internationally.

Dallas County health officials say they are investigating a monkeypox case involving a resident who traveled internationally in the past month to a country with reported cases.

Outbreaks are continuing to occur in many other countries outside Africa.

The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic.

A large proportion of cases diagnosed in the UK are among gay and bisexual men.

We are facing an unusual and unprecedented monkeypox outbreak but how worrying is it?

The United State’s Surgeon General is saying the new outbreak of the monkeypox virus is something we need to be aware of, but not necessarily to worry about.