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Story summary
- New York City reports its first case of severe mpox strain, clade I, linked to travel to Europe.
- The case is the 12th clade I diagnosis in United States and shows no local transmission.
- The infected individual is symptomatic and isolated.
- The New York City Health Department urges at-risk individuals to receive the two-dose JYNNEOS vaccine.
- Since January 2026, NYC has recorded 45 mpox cases, 16 in the last month.
