Mpox popping up again; health experts recommend at-risk people get 2 vaccine doses – News 12 Connecticut

State health experts say mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is popping up again.

They say 11 cases have been reported this year in Connecticut, compared to last year when there were only four.

In 2022, there was an outbreak with 145 cases.

"When we look at data across the United States, there are people who have received one dose and then had an active infection with mpox, said Dr. Manisha Juthani, the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

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