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The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United States was part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus.The United States was the fourth country outside of the African countries with endemic mpox to experience an outbreak in 2022.
The California Department of Public Health confirmed the case through lab testing after determining a plan of action based on the person's travel history and symptoms.
Clade II mpox has been circulating in the United States since a large outbreak in 2022 and 2023. A more recent outbreak in Africa is driven by clade I, which is known to cause more severe disease.
The drug-resistant mpox cases follow an initial, unrelated cluster reported in California in late 2022-early 2023, and are the first involving multiple states, according to the report.
Monkeypox viral DNA was first detected in wastewater in the second week of June 2022. [126] From the first week of July, the number of viral DNA copies increased. Sanger sequencing confirmed the identification of the monkeypox virus and its relation to the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak. [126]
The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in North America is a part of the outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The outbreak reached North America on 18 May 2022, when the United States reported their first case of mpox. As of 23 August 2022, 20 North American countries and territories have confirmed cases.
Here’s what will change now that California declared a state of emergency in response to monkeypox.
This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak. ... vaccines to protect people exposed to the monkeypox virus. 500 people ...