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First Case of Clade I Mpox Registered in US, Californian Department of Public Health Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first Clade I mpox case was diagnosed in a person who had recently arrived from East Africa. Shortly after returning to the US, the person was treated at a local health facility and released, according to the Californian Public Health Department.

The first case of Clade I mpox has been registered in the US state of California, the state's public health department (CDPH) said on Saturday. Earlier, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the mpox outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The CDC declared a public health emergency on August 13 due to the monkeypox outbreak on the continent and called on the international community to help collect about 2 million doses of the vaccine.

Monkeypox is a rare viral disease that is potentially dangerous for people with weakened immune systems. The infection is accompanied by fever, intoxication, enlarged lymph nodes, and subsequent spread of a rash — first in the form of spots that transform into blisters, ulcers form after they open, crusts form after they heal, and when they fall off, scars appear. With a mild course of the disease, it usually goes away on its own and lasts from 14 to 21 days.

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