A sample collected April 13 from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam tested positive, marking Hawaii’s first wastewater detection of clade I mpox; a follow-up sample on April 20 tested negative.
No clinical cases of clade I mpox have been identified in Hawaii, and officials say public risk remains low, but urge vaccination for those at higher risk.
Routine testing continues at major Oahu wastewater facilities, all of which remain negative; clade I mpox cases in the U.S. have been linked to recent travel to outbreak regions abroad.
San Francisco has a patient, Hawaii a sewer signal. Are these the first signs of a new US mpox outbreak?
A deadlier mpox strain was detected in Hawaii. Is the current two-dose vaccine strong enough to stop it?
Can this 'ghost' virus in the water predict an outbreak before doctors see a single patient?
With a 10% fatality rate elsewhere, is the official 'low risk' mpox assessment in Hawaii too optimistic?
Why did the more dangerous mpox strain appear at a military base, and what does this mean for public safety?