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Monkeypox

Mpox cases nearly double what they were at the same time last year

  • Apr 2, 2024

WHO renames monkeypox as 'mpox'

  • Nov 28, 2022

HISD confirms positive monkeypox case at E. Houston elementary school

  • Nov 19, 2022

Patient who tested positive for monkeypox dies, TX officials confirm

  • Aug 31, 2022

'No need for alarm' after death of resident with monkeypox: Experts

  • Aug 30, 2022

Autopsy to determine if monkeypox factored in adult's death

  • Aug 30, 2022

Monkeypox on campus: Schools in N. Houston, Fort Bend ISD report cases

  • Aug 30, 2022

Houston charter school with 450 enrolled reports monkeypox case

  • Aug 30, 2022

Latest Videos

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'No need for alarm' after death of resident with monkeypox: Experts

  • Aug 30, 2022
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First case of monkeypox confirmed in Harris County Jail

  • Aug 26, 2022
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First case of monkeypox confirmed in Harris County Jail

  • Aug 25, 2022
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CDC confirms false-positive monkeypox test result for Harris County child under 2 years old

  • Aug 23, 2022
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Child under 2 presumed positive for monkeypox doesn't have virus: CDC

  • Aug 23, 2022
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Harris County to receive more doses of monkeypox vaccine Thursday

  • Aug 18, 2022
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City of Houston to test wastewater to monitor monkeypox levels

  • Aug 6, 2022
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Officials call for increase in monkeypox vaccines after virus is declared as a national emergency

  • Aug 5, 2022

Latest Stories

Man diagnosed with monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV at same time

An Italian man was diagnosed with monkeypox, COVID-19 and HIV shortly after returning from a trip to Spain, believed to be a medical first.

  • Aug 29, 2022

1st case of monkeypox in Harris Co. jail confirmed, health leaders optimistic cases are leveling off

Numbers from the state health department show that as of Tuesday, there are more than 500 cases of monkeypox in the Houston area.

  • Aug 26, 2022

CDC confirms false-positive monkeypox test result for Harris County child under 2 years old

There was a sigh of relief during Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's briefing. The CDC confirmed the child's test result is a false positive for monkeypox.

  • Aug 25, 2022

Harris County to receive more doses of monkeypox vaccine after child presumed positive for virus

The vaccine requires two doses and has recently been approved by the FDA for injections, which allow one vial to provide five doses and still be as effective.

  • Aug 18, 2022

Child under 2 in Harris County presumed positive for monkeypox

The child is asymptomatic and expected to make a full recovery.

  • Aug 16, 2022