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California Urges Mpox Vaccination After More-Severe Strain Detected in San Francisco

California health officials are urging high-risk residents to get vaccinated against mpox after a potentially more-severe strain of the virus was detected for the first time in San Francisco.

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Los Angeles (USA), 17 Apr (EFE).- The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) urged on Friday anyone at high risk of getting pmox (ape pox) to get vaccinated, following the increase in cases and the recent detection of an infected person in San Francisco. The last reported case in the north of the state occurred in an unvaccinated individual who had close contact with someone who had recently traveled abroad, to an area where clade I pmox …

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Friday recommended that anyone at high risk of contracting mpox (ape smallpox) be vaccinated, following the increase in cases and the recent detection of an infected person in San Francisco. The last reported case in the north of the state was presented in an unvaccinated individual who had close contact with someone who had recently traveled abroad, to an area where clade I pmox circulates, a…

A second strain of monkey smallpox was reported in San Francisco, detected in a person who had contact with a virus carrier who had traveled abroad, according to the city’s Department of Public Health. On Tuesday, SFDPH confirmed the first case of monkey smallpox (mpox) of strain I (clad I) in a resident. The person was not vaccinated against monkey smallpox, but is improving after being hospitalized, the department indicated. There are two type…

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Telemundo Area de la Bahía 48 broke the news on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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