viruses

  • Texas Reports First U.S. Death Linked to Monkeypox

    Texas Reports First U.S. Death Linked to Monkeypox

    A Texas resident has died with monkeypox, local health officials reported Tuesday — seemingly the first death linked to the emerging viral disease ever documented in the U.S. The person reportedly had preexisting health issues, and officials are still investigating the extent to which the infection may have contributed to their death.


  • Dog in France Catches Monkeypox From Humans

    Dog in France Catches Monkeypox From Humans

    A dog in France appears to have contracted monkeypox from his owners, in what seems to be the first known case of human-to-dog transmission of the emerging viral illness. The dog likely caught the infection while sleeping in the same bed as his owners.


  • UK Will Offer Monkeypox Vaccines to Some Gay and Bisexual Men

    UK Will Offer Monkeypox Vaccines to Some Gay and Bisexual Men

    UK health officials are planning to more widely offer smallpox vaccines — which are effective against the related monkeypox virus — to some gay and bisexual men. The expanded outreach is part of a renewed strategy to contain the emerging viral disease, which recently has spread far beyond the few areas of the world where…