{"id":12926,"date":"2025-06-02T19:49:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/disease-prevention\/?page_id=12926"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:58:12","slug":"providers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/disease-prevention\/providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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      Resources<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Testing<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Treatment<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vaccination<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      Sporadic clade II mpox cases continue to be reported to the Virginia Department of Health.\u00a0 This serves as a reminder for providers to continue to keep mpox in mind when evaluating patients and recommend JYNNEOS vaccine for people at risk.\u00a0 Please check the VDH website<\/a> for the most up-to-date data.<\/p>\n

      Clade I mpox has historically caused more severe illness and deaths than clade II mpox, which is the cause of the 2022 global outbreak.\u00a0 However, recent data indicate that infections from clade I mpox in the current outbreak may not be as clinically severe as in previous outbreaks.<\/p>\n

      Clade I mpox continues to spread in Central and Eastern Africa<\/a>, with spread to other countries.\u00a0 On November 16, 2024, the first case of clade I mpox was reported<\/a> in the U.S. For the latest updates on clade I mpox, visit CDC\u2019s webpage<\/a> and CDC\u2019s updates for clinicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      CDC assessed the risk to the U.S. posed by the clade I mpox outbreak<\/a>.\u00a0 Currently:<\/p>\n