A colorized transmission electron micrograph shows two mature mpox (monkeypox) virus particles (pink) attached to the surface of an infected VERO E6 cell (blue/teal). The image was captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institutes of Health via Bay City News)

A second strain of monkeypox was reported in San Francisco by someone who came into contact with a carrier of the virus who had traveled internationally, the city’s Department of Public Health said Thursday. 

On Tuesday, the SFDPH confirmed the first case of clade I mpox in a resident. The person was not vaccinated against mpox but is improving after being hospitalized, the department said. 

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.