Wisconsin reports first mpox cases of 2026

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:02]ATTORNEYS AND, OF COURSE, THE PACKERS.

[00:00:04]ALSO BREAKING AT THIS HOUR, A WARNING ABOUT A SERIOUS VIRUS CIRCULATING IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

[00:00:09]>> ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, THERE ARE NOW 535 CONFIRMED CASES IN THE COUNTRY SO FAR THIS YEAR, FIVE IN THE LAST MONTH IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

[00:00:21]>> SINCE 2022, WE’VE HAD AVERAGE FIVE CASES A YEAR.

[00:00:26]BUT THIS LITTLE CLUSTER THAT WE’VE HAD THAT JUST KIND OF HAPPENED IN WISCONSIN IN 2026, IT THEY ALL CAME AT ONCE.

[00:00:33]SO THAT’S KIND OF WHY WE’RE LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO.

[00:00:38]>> AND POX IS SPREAD THROUGH INTIMATE FACE TO FACE CONTACT, SUCH AS TALKING OR BREATHING CLOSELY FOR LONG PERIODS AND SUSTAINED SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT.

[00:00:47]SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A RASH, WHICH TURNS INTO A HARD, ROUND, FLUID FILLED SKIN LESION, AND THERE