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US health officials report first case of new strain of mpox in traveler

US health officials report first case of new strain of mpox in traveler

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new york – Health officials announced Saturday that they had confirmed the first case of the virus in the United States. New shape of mpox it was first seen Eastern Congo.

The California Department of Public Health said the person had traveled to East Africa and was treated in Northern California upon returning. His symptoms are improving and the risk to the public is low.

The state health department said the person is in isolation at home and health care workers are contacting close contacts as a precaution.

Mpox It is a rare disease caused by infection with a virus that belongs to the same family as the virus that causes smallpox. It is endemic in some parts of Africa, where people are infected through bites from rodents and small animals. Mild symptoms include fever, chills, and body aches. In more severe cases, lesions may occur on the face, hands, chest, and genitals.

At the beginning of this year, Scientists have reported that a new form of mpox has emerged in Africa and is transmitted through close contact, including sex. It was widely transmitted to East and Central Africa. But the spread of confirmed cases among travelers outside the continent was very limited, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the World Health Organization, more than 3,100 confirmed cases have been reported since late September alone. The majority of them were in three African countries: Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Since then, traveler cases of the new mpox strain have been reported in Germany, India, Kenya, Sweden, Thailand, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom.

Health officials said earlier this month that the situation in Congo appeared to be stabilizing. The Africa CDC estimates that at least 3 million doses of mpox vaccine are needed to stop the spread in Congo, and another 7 million doses are needed in other parts of Africa. The main causes of infection are sexual transmission and close contact between children, pregnant women, and other vulnerable groups.

The current outbreak is different from the global mpox outbreak in 2022, when gay and bisexual men made up the majority of cases.

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