1st monkeypox case in US this year reported in Massachusetts

[Nevilledog]

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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/massachusetts-man-tests-positive-monkeypox/story

A Massachusetts resident has tested positive for monkeypox, health officials confirmed Wednesday, making it the first case of the rare virus detected in the United States this year.

According to a release from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the patient is an adult male who recently traveled to Canada. The department completed initial testing Tuesday and was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"The case poses no risk to the public, and the individual is hospitalized and in good condition," MDPH stated in a press release. "DPH is working closely with the CDC, relevant local boards of health, and the patient’s health care providers to identify individuals who may have been in contact with the patient while he was infectious."

It comes after four more cases of monkeypox were identified in the U.K recently, bringing its nationwide total to nine since the beginning of May.

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[Skittles]

1. that looks nasty

[Sympthsical]

2. And monkeypox, though popular in Cantonese cuisine

Are not often to be found in Massachusetts.

[Bev54]

3. JC what is next, talk about overload, with so many dire problems to face

-climate crisis in the world
-A pandemic still raging around the world
-war in Europe
-democracy on the brink of collapse in US
-now we have monkeypox?

Our poor children and grandchildren.

[secondwind]

4. THIS.

This is why Biden wants us to be under a WHO umbrella, all working together.

The future is not pretty. We NEED to do this.