NEW YORK (PIX11) \u2013 The first case of Mpox, an infectious disease causing a painful rash, has been reported in New York City, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.<\/p>\n
This is the first known case of mpox clade I in the city. The individual who tested positive for the virus traveled internationally, according to officials.<\/p>\n
A health advisory was issued to healthcare providers on Friday.<\/p>\n
Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe New York City (NYC) Health Department has identified clade I mpox in a person who recently traveled to Europe,\u201d reads the advisory. \u201cConfirmatory testing was performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since testing, the individual has been recovering well and is isolating until symptoms have resolved. This is the first known clade I mpox case in NYC and the twelfth clade I mpox diagnosis in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n What is Mpox?<\/p>\n Formerly known as monkeypox, mpox is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus . Common symptoms of mpox are a skin rash or lesions, which can last two to four weeks. Fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes are also common, according to the World Health Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mpox spreads from person to person through close contact with someone who has mpox, including members of a household. Close contact includes skin-to-skin, kissing, and ssexually, accoridng to the WHO.<\/p>\n Mpox Vaccination<\/p>\n Vaccination can reduce the risk of individuals getting mpox, for more information click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Local transmission of mpox clade\u00a0I\u00a0in New York\u00a0City\u00a0and the risk of infection remains low for New Yorkers,\u00a0said NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin.<\/p>\n Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n