A more severe form of mpox has been reported in US
The United States has reported its first confirmed case of the more contagious form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
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Mpox strain identified for first time in US, health officials say
Human cases of mpox date back to the 1970s in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the National Institutes of Health. But in recent years, the virus has spread globally, and the CDC ...
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First known case of rare mpox strain confirmed in United States
CDPH has informed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the case, and specimens from the patient are being sent for further laboratory analysis. Both clade I and clade II mpox ...
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Africa CDC Endorses First Locally Made Mpox Test
The announcement comes three months after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency. The CDC said in a statement ...
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A more severe strain of mpox has been detected in the U.S. for the first time
The CDC says the strain presents a low risk to the general public. "Casual contact, like you might have during travel, is unlikely to pose significant risks for transmission of mpox," it said.
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United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California
The person diagnosed with clade I mpox had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where an mpox outbreak is ongoing. The person was treated at a local medical facility and released, the CDC said.