MADISON, Wis. -- A single prairie dog infected with monkeypox before health officials identified the virus may have been responsible for spreading monkeypox to half of the human cases in Wisconsin, a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Doctors in France believe a dog has contracted the monkeypox virus from a human. News of this was published in a medical journal called The Lancet and now doctors here in the states ...

Despite detecting mpox virus DNA on dogs and cats in infected households, researchers conclude the viral traces are likely from human contamination, not actual pet infections. One Health Investigation ...

People who have been infected with monkeypox are advised to stay away from their pets. According to CBS News, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to show that dogs can ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Tests have confirmed that four people in Wisconsin contracted the monkeypox virus after coming into close contact with pet prairie dogs, marking the first time the disease has ...

Investigators in at least seven states, racing to stem the Western Hemisphere's first outbreak of monkeypox, yesterday sought dozens of people who bought prairie dogs that might be infected with the ...

ATLANTA (AP) -- The U.S. government banned the sale of prairie dogs, prohibited the importation of African rodents and recommended smallpox shots Wednesday for people exposed to monkeypox, the exotic ...