The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced Friday that the first probable case of smallpox has been identified in a San Francisco resident.
The case was identified by tests in a California Department of Public Health lab.
The individual traveled to a site with an outbreak in cases, is isolated and in good condition, health officials said.
The individual did not report any close contacts in San Francisco during the time period in which he could have spread the infection to other people.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is awaiting confirmation of initial tests completed Friday.
The risk to the general population of monkeypox is believed to be low.
The known cause of the monkey’s smallpox spread is prolonged contact and body fluids, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Having close physical contact, including sex, with several people can put a person at greater risk for the monkey’s smallpox, health officials said.
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