With 3rd Case of Locally Acquired Clade 1 Mpox in California, Officials Warn of Community Spread
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California officials investigate possible local spread of mpox after 3 cases with no travel history reported
(ABC News) – All prior cases of the more severe strain in the U.S. involved travel to Africa. Health officials in Los Angeles County said on Friday they are investigating a possible local spread of a more severe strain of mpox. Two cases of the strain were identified among Los Angeles County residents with no recent travel history. It comes after the first U.S. case of the more severe strain of mpox without known travel was identified in a patie…
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and local health officials in the City of Long Beach and County of Los Angeles have identified three unrelated cases of clade I mpox in Californians who did not report recent travel outside the United States. These cases indicate that person-to-person community spread of clade I mpox is occurring in California, primarily affecting communities of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men …
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