India, April 17 -- Health officials in San Francisco have confirmed the city's first case of a type of mpox called clade I, which is predicted to cause more serious illness than the type seen in the 2022 outbreak.
The infected person is an unvaccinated adult who was hospitalized but is now getting better. Officials said the person had close contact with someone who had recently traveled to another country.
Health experts say the risk to the general public is still low. However, they are encouraging people who may be at higher risk to get both doses of the mpox vaccine.
This case adds San Francisco to a small number of places in the U.S. where clade I mpox has been found. Cases are still being tracked, especially as outbreaks continue in ...