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

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

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is urging the public to be on alert for mpox cases following the ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...