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The number of mpox cases, formerly known as monkeypox, is low in North Carolina. But a different, more contagious, type of the virus continues to spread in other parts of the world. A UNC doctor explains the differences between the two and how to mitigate the spread of the one that’s already here.

Officials with Wake County Public Health say two women in the county have tested positive for the monkeypox virus. These are the first cases confirmed in women in North Carolina.

Some prison residents are being vaccinated, and there is a plan in place in case of an outbreak, an official says.

Labcorp made the announcement Thursday morning, alongside its second quarter results.

The test is already approved to detect orthopoxviruses, which include monkeypox. Wake County confirmed its first case of monkeypox — the third in North Carolina — on Wednesday.