"Massachusetts health authorities confirmed a case of monkeypox Wednesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was monitoring the possible spread of the rare but potentially serious viral illness.
A man who recently traveled to Canada was tested for the virus Tuesday, and the infection was confirmed by the CDC on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in a statement. The news comes the same day that British and Portuguese health authorities reported clusters of cases, heightening concerns that monkeypox is spreading undetected outside of central and West Africa, where it is typically found.
The CDC is monitoring six Americans after they sat on a plane near a British patient, CDC medical officer Agam Rao told The Post on Wednesday. None of the patients have shown signs of monkeypox symptoms."
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Knowles report for the Washington Post May 18, 2022.
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"What Is Monkeypox, The Rare Virus Now Confirmed in the U.S. and Europe?" (Washington Post)
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