Arizona Has Seen Its First "International Travel" Related Case Of Mpox Clade 1b... Do Think About The Vax...

This is what the US has signed up for, ever since Donald Trump ended USAID in Africa, over a year ago. That outreach provided immense amounts of relatively low cost preventative public health for people at risk. And, regardless of whether they get the public health they need. . . some of them will inevitably get on outbound flights to the US -- and yes, Arizona.

That is the purely biological fact of the matter. And so, here we are -- with tonight's report, from Phoenix:

. . .Arizona health officials announced Wednesday that they are tracking the state’s first travel-associated case of a unique mpox strain.

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) said it was notified this month of a state resident who contracted Clade I mpox while traveling outside the country.

ADHS and other local public health officials are now monitoring and following up with people who may have been exposed. The department added that there is no evidence of local transmission at this time related to this case. . . .

The department said Arizona has seen an increase in reported mpox cases this summer. As of July 21, the state had 34 reported cases -- both strains included -- this year. . . .

Please -- if you have sex with men, or if you are a paid sex worker -- do strongly consider getting the Bavarian Nordic vax jab. Do.

And all of this was almost certainly. . . avoidable. Damn.

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