Long Beach’s Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the city’s first case of clade I mpox — a different strain of the disease that typically causes more severe illness.

The case was confirmed in a Long Beach resident with no recent travel history, the health department said in a Tuesday, Oct. 14, news release. While the infected person required hospitalization, they’re now recovering at home.

“The risk to the public remains low and the health department is conducting a thorough public health investigation, including a review of the person’s potential sources of exposure such as social and travel history, and is implementing contact tracing procedures,” the city said. “At this time, no additional cases of clade I mpox have been identified in Long Beach.”

The clade I strain

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