The first known case in the United States of a more severe strain of the monkeypox virus was confirmed in California Saturday as health officials said an individual who recently returned from Africa contracted the latest form of the disease.
The first known case in the United States of a more severe strain of the monkeypox virus was confirmed in California Saturday as health officials said an individual who recently returned from Africa contracted the latest form of the disease.
The patient became infected with the clade 1 strain after traveling to Eastern Africa, where there is an ongoing outbreak of the virus, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Health officials said the individual was treated at a medical facility in San Mateo County upon their return and is currently isolated at home with mild symptoms.
