NEW YORK (WABC) — The New York City Health Department says a substantial increase in cases of what is now called the ‘Mpox’ virus has been reported since last October.
The department also warns of a more serious strain of the disease that has emerged in Congo and could now spread here.
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94 percent of local patients are gay and bisexual men.
The number of cases remains well below the peak of almost two years ago.
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