Wisconsin DHS Urges Mpox Precautions After 5 Cases as U.S. Total Reaches 535

6 articles · Updated · FOX 6 Milwaukee · May 27

Five confirmed mpox cases have been recorded in Wisconsin as of May 26, prompting the state Department of Health Services to urge residents to take preventive steps.
535 U.S. cases had been confirmed by May 3, and Wisconsin officials said a recent nationwide rise in infections drove the renewed warning despite mpox remaining at relatively low levels since 2022.
DHS said public risk is still low but advised higher-risk residents to discuss vaccination with providers, including gay and bisexual men, people with multiple recent partners, travelers with sexual exposure, and close contacts of cases.
Mpox spreads through intimate or prolonged face-to-face contact, sustained skin-to-skin contact, and contaminated items; officials told residents to watch for unexplained rashes, fever, chills, muscle aches, and swollen lymph nodes.

Since most mpox infections go undiagnosed, are current health alerts overlooking a much larger, silent outbreak?

If vaccines don't stop asymptomatic spread, is our main defense against mpox fundamentally flawed?