U.S. Confirms First Case of More Severe Mpox Strain

U.S. Confirms First Case of More Severe Mpox Strain …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

A patient in California tested positive for a new version of mpox, the disease formerly called monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported last week. It’s the first confirmed case of the viral variant in the United States.

There are two distinct genetic types of the mpox virus—clade I and clade II. Clade II was responsible for the 2022 mpox outbreak in the U.S., and it’s still in circulation, with about 3,000 cases reported nationwide this year.

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