Mpox (Monkeypox)
MPOX
In preparation for the summer season and Pride celebrations in the Bay Area, San Mateo County Health urges at-risk individuals to protect themselves against the mpox virus. County Health strongly encourages vaccination for those populations likely to be most impacted as mpox increases in the Bay Area. Read more here.
Mpox Vaccination Opportunities
In preparation for the summer season and Pride celebrations in the Bay Area, San Mateo County Health urges at-risk individuals to protect themselves against the mpox virus, which spreads through prolonged skin-to-skin contact and bodily fluids from sexual contact or close sustained physical contact.
Information & Guidance
About Mpox
Mpox is a rare disease caused by infection with the mpox virus. Mpox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Mpox symptoms are similar to smallpox symptoms, but milder, and mpox is rarely fatal. Mpox is not related to chickenpox.
Mpox Case Data
To view the number of reported probable and confirmed mpox (monkeypox) cases in San Mateo County, see data from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).