Overview
- Health departments confirmed one case in Long Beach and two in Los Angeles County, and all three patients were hospitalized before being discharged to isolate at home.
- Authorities report person-to-person transmission is occurring in California, and investigators have not identified links among the cases.
- Clade I has historically been associated with more severe illness and may spread more easily through close, intimate or household contact than the Clade II strain circulating since 2022.
- The CDC characterizes risk to the general public as low, noting elevated risk for gay and bisexual men with multiple partners.
- Officials are offering Jynneos vaccination, testing, contact tracing and treatment as needed, while experts warn weakened outbreak infrastructure could hamper containment.