The first U.S. cases of a potentially  more severe form of mpox  without known travel were reported in California, health officials said this week.  In a news release Thursday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed an adult is now recovering at home after being hospitalized for a confirmed case of clade I mpox with no recent travel to areas the virus is typically found, primarily in parts of Africa. It was the second clade I case thought to be locally acquired, following