First U.S. mpox case linked to African outbreak detected

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California well being officers have confirmed the primary U.S. mpox case brought on by the Clade I variant linked to the continuing mpox outbreak in Africa.

The California Division of Public Well being (CDPH) introduced Saturday that it detected the Clade I mpox variant in