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A woman infected with mpox poses for a photograph at the Kamenge University Hospital's Mpox treatment center in Bujumbura, Burundi in central Africa on August 22, 2024. While cases of mpox in the U.S. are usually associated with travel to other countries, including Africa and the Dominican Republic, recent cases in California are believed to have spread locally.

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Officials announce first known cases of severe mpox strain spreading in US

October 18, 2025

California health officials are investigating cases of a more severe form of mpox after confirming it had, for…