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Health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in US

Mpox strain identified for first time in US, health officials say

Health officials on Saturday said they have identified the first U.S. case of an mpox strain that has recently prompted global health alerts over concerns about its spread, severity and transmissibility.

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US Health Officials Report 1st Case of New Form of Mpox in a Traveler

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

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California reports first U.S. case of new mpox strain in San Mateo County, health officials say

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.

California Confirms 1st Clade I Mpox Case

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United States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California

The United States’ first known case of a more severe strain of mpox was confirmed in California, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The risk of clade I mpox to the public remains low,

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California Confirms First Clade I Mpox Case

A case of clade of I mpox has been confirmed in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday, marking the first case of the strain the United States. The CDC said the case was diagnosed in a person who recently traveled from Eastern Africa.

The New York Times on MSN · 3h

First U.S. Case of Severe Form of Mpox Reported in California

A person in California has tested positive for a form of mpox causing a widespread epidemic in Africa, the state’s Department of Public Health reported on Saturday. It is the first known case in the United States.

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CWD in deer: What are the signs, and is the meat safe to eat?

CWD is a contagious, fatal, neurological illness that can impact not only white-tailed deer, but other North American cervids ...

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Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US ...

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Dozens are sickened and 1 person died after eating carrots contaminated with E. coli

Symptoms of E. coli infection usually start three to four days after eating the bacteria and include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, which is often bloody, and vomiting. People with severe symptoms ...

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E. coli linked to carrots causes multi-state outbreak and death

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a Food Safety Alert regarding a multi-state outbreak linked to organic carrots that as infected ...

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Whooping cough and pneumonia on the rise in Mass.

Massachusetts public health officials are also monitoring an increase in walking pneumonia in recent weeks, particularly ...

Opioid overdose deaths drop for 12th straight month, now lowest since 2020

Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released 2023 STD case numbers that show improvement nationally, but Georgia lags

Georgia continues to see a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, despite a drop in case numbers nationally, according to the CDC ...

Trump names RFK Jr. as his pick for secretary of health and human services

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human ...

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CDC numbers on HIV reveal a crisis for Latinos

When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published data in May that showed overall progress in reducing new HIV infections, everyone breathed a sigh of relief — and had the sense that the ...