US health authorities report first case of new form of mpox in a traveler

What to know about mpox epidemics in Africa

WHO declares mpox epidemic in Africa a global health emergency 02:47

Health officials said Saturday they had confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo.

The person had traveled to East Africa and was treated in Northern California upon return, according to the California Department of Public Health. Symptoms are improving and the risk to the public is low.

Smallpox is a rare disease caused by infection with a virus from the same family as that which causes smallpox. It is endemic in parts of Africa, where people have become infected through bites from rodents or small animals.

Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of mpox in Africa that was spread through close contact, including sexual contact.

More than 3,100 confirmed cases have been reported since the end of September, according to the World Health Organization. The vast majority of them occurred in three African countries: Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Since then, cases of travelers carrying the new mpox form 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that Congo needs at least 3 million mpox vaccines to stop the spread, and an additional 7 million vaccines for the rest of Africa.

The current epidemic is different from the global mpox epidemic of 2022, where gay and bisexual men made up the vast majority of cases.

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