WASHINGTON — The first cases of what may be in-country transmission of a severe strain of mpox has been reported in the U.S., health officials said this week.
California health authorities said that a Long Beach resident had a confirmed case of what is known as "clade I mpox." Los Angeles officials on Thursday reported a second, similar case, according to the Associated Press.
Neither of the California patients were identified. Both required hospitalization, but are now isolating and recovering at home. But “at this point in our investigations, we have not identified any association between the two cases,” Long Beach health department acting public affairs officer Jennifer Ann Gonzalez said.
Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County but has its own city health department. Investigator