First U.S. case of new mpox strain detected in California Officials say “there is no concern or evidence” mpox clade I is spreading in the U.S.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/16/mpox-clade-ib-california/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--rGXTZQ-_q1rt4Glf5znZ956rJqF0bzjCjgkxaQd43Ydef0G-WZ8FTezMWQ0tf6hEntkgoUDeegCkRe1_BuGlblUSzWA&_hsmi=334357151&utm_content=334357151&utm_source=hs_email California has detected the country’s first case of a new mpox strain that is spreading from person to person, STAT's Helen Branswell reports . The infected individual had recently traveled from Eastern Africa, where multiple countries are battling transmission of this virus. The version of the virus the person is infected with is known as clade Ib, which is different from the clade IIb virus that is responsible for the large international mpox outbreak that began in 2022. California health authorities say there's no concern or evidence that the version is spreading in the U.S.