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California officials confirm 1st US case of severe mpox strain with no travel history
All prior cases of the more severe strain in the U.S. involved travel to Africa.
The first U.S. case of a more severe strain of mpox without any recent travel history has been identified in California.
Health officials said this week that the case was confirmed in a Long Beach resident. The patient required hospitalization and is now isolating and recovering at home.
No other identifying details were provided about the patient, including name, age or sex.
While this is the seventh case of the more severe strain confirmed in the U.S this year, it is the first without known travel, according to local officials.
Mpox strain that may be more severe and easily spread is found in L.A. County for first time
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Two cases of a potentially more severe strain of mpox have been confirmed in Los Angeles County this week.
It’s the first time this particular type of mpox, known as “Clade I,” has been found in the United States among people who had no history of traveling overseas to high-risk areas.
The first case, reported publicly on Tuesday, involved a resident of Long Beach. The second, reported Thursday, was in a Los Angeles County resident. Both patients had to be hospitalized but are now recovering at home, health officials said.
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First locally acquired US case of more severe clade 1 mpox identified in California
The first US case of locally acquired clade 1 mpox has been reported in Long Beach, California, according to city and state health authorities.
The clade 1 case is the nation's first in a person with no recent travel history and the seventh clade 1 case in the country. The patient required hospitalization and is now isolating and recovering at home, the City of Long Beach news release said.
Public health officials are reviewing the patient's potential source of exposure and conducting contact tracing. No other cases have been identified.
"While the overall risk of mpox clade I exposure to the public remains low, we are taking this very seriously and ensuring our community and health care partners remain vigilant so we can prevent any more cases," Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said in the release. "This underscores the importance of continued surveillance, early response, and vaccination."
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