Information for Providers
- Healthcare providers are urged to be on alert for patients who have symptoms consistent with mpox, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, travel or other risk factors.
- Clinicians should report all cases involving high clinical suspicion for mpox, along with an epidemiological link that warrants contact tracing, to MCDPH. Call (585)753-5555, press 3 and select "All Other Communicable Diseases."
- Clinicians should not report cases with low clinical suspicion for mpox.
- Providers should instruct all patients tested for mpox to isolate until receiving a negative result.
NYSDOH Mpox for Healthcare Providers
NYSDOH Guidance for Emergency Medical Services
CDC What Healthcare Professionals Should Know
Information for the General Public
UR Medicine: Making Sense of Mpox -- What You Need to Know
NYSDOH General Information About Mpox
Frequently Asked Questions About Mpox
What all New Yorkers Should Know About Mpox