{"id":11738,"date":"2026-03-25T21:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=11738"},"modified":"2026-03-25T21:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:15:17","slug":"missouri-health-department-reports-states-first-2-cases-of-clade-i-mpox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/03\/25\/missouri-health-department-reports-states-first-2-cases-of-clade-i-mpox\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri health department reports state&#8217;s first 2 cases of clade I mpox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmbc.com\/article\/missouri-mpox-first-cases-international-travel\/70806161\">KMBC News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed two cases of clade I mpox in residents who recently traveled internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clade I mpox, formerly referred to as &#8220;monkeypox,&#8221; has been spreading globally since 2024. It is different from the clade II mpox outbreak in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clade I mpox is &#8220;more likely to cause severe illness and death,&#8221; particularly in those who are immunocompromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the first known cases of clade I mpox in Missouri and the 13th and 14th nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both individuals had recently traveled to countries where mpox is more prevalent, the health department said. The two cases are reportedly unrelated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;While risk to the general public remains low, mpox is still active,&#8221; said Dr. George Turabelidze, state epidemiologist, in a news release. &#8220;We recommend those who are at risk for mpox infection to get vaccinated and ensure they complete the 2-dose series.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both clade I and II mpox primarily spread through direct physical contact with a symptomatic person or through contact with used items contaminated with the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmbc.com\/article\/missouri-mpox-first-cases-international-travel\/70806161\">Continue reading<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KMBC News The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed two cases of clade I mpox in residents who recently traveled internationally. Clade I mpox, formerly referred to as &#8220;monkeypox,&#8221; has been spreading globally since 2024. It is different from the clade II mpox outbreak in 2022. Clade I mpox is &#8220;more likely to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-monkeypox"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11739,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11738\/revisions\/11739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}