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Two Californians have been diagnosed with a new strain of mpox, potentially indicating local transmission, but the risk to the public remains low; health officials are investigating further amid concerns about community spread.
California has reported the first U.S. case of a more severe mpox strain, clade 1b, in a traveler from Eastern Africa. The CDC states the public risk is low but has alerted healthcare providers to monitor for symptoms. This strain, recently identified in the Congo, is more severe and may spread through various contact routes. The previous global outbreak in 2022 was caused by a different strain, clade 2b, and was controlled through vaccination efforts.