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Health officials said on Saturday that they have confirmed the first US case of a new form of mpox, which was first identified in eastern Congo...
The person had travelled to eastern Africa and was treated in Northern California upon returning, according to the California Department of Public Health..
The individual is isolating at home, and health workers are reaching out to close contacts as a precaution, the state health department said.. Mpox is a rare disease caused by a virus in the same family as the one that causes smallpox..
Earlier this year, scientists reported the emergence of a new form of mpox in Africa that spreads through close contact, including sexual contact..
Since then, cases of travellers with the new form of mpox 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 appears to be stabilising..
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