Doctors are encouraging Americans not to panic about mpox even after a recent severe case was detected in California and federal health officials sent out a notice to physicians to be on the lookout for symptoms,

Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Neishewat discusses the CDC confirming the first U.S. case of a new mpox strain on 'Fox Report.'

The "risk of clade I mpox to the public in the United States remains low," the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

The World Health Organization issued a global health emergency over the spread of the new, more lethal clade I mpox strain.

The county of San Mateo has now had the first reported case of clade I mpox in the United States, according to the California Department of Public Health (CPDH). What is mpox? Mpox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash,

The patient was traveling from East Africa, where the mpox disease is endemic. The CDC says the strain does not present a high risk to the general population.