Tag: monkeypox

CDC Confirms 2nd Case of Monkeypox in US This Year

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other officials confirmed that a case of monkeypox was recently detected in Maryland, the second time the rare virus has been detected in the United States this year. The infected individual, who recently traveled to Nigeria, is suffering from mild symptoms and is recovering in…


More Than 200 People in 27 States Now Being Monitored for Monkeypox: CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now monitoring more than 200 people in 27 U.S. states for potentially being exposed to monkeypox after their contacts were traced to a Texas resident who contracted the rare illness while traveling in West Africa several weeks ago. Late last week, the Dallas County Health and Human…


Rare Monkeypox Virus Confirmed in Texas Resident Traveling from Nigeria

Health officials have announced that a rare case of human monkeypox has been detected in Texas, making it the first-ever case of the virus seen in the Lone Star state and the first in the United States in 18 years. The viral illness was found in a Dallas resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to…