Tag: Mpox Outbreak

  • 2nd Case of Dangerous Monkeypox Strain Confirmed in LA County

    2nd Case of Dangerous Monkeypox Strain Confirmed in LA County

    Los Angeles County health officials confirmed a troubling development Thursday: a second person has tested positive for a more severe strain of mpox, and neither patient had recently traveled abroad. Both cases mark a shift that has public health investigators working around the clock to understand how the virus reached Southern California. An adult resident…