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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

California Confirms First Clade I Mpox Case


Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

By IDSE News Staff

The California Department of Public Health reported the first known case of clade I mpox in the United States. The agency said the case occurred in a traveler and is related to an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in Central and Eastern Africa. 

The patient had recently traveled from Eastern Africa and was treated at a local medical facility and released shortly after returning to the United