What Is the Monkeypox Virus? CDC Says Rare Case Detected in Texas Traveler

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it is investigating a case of monkeypox in an American who recently traveled from Nigeria to the U.S. The patient is currently hospitalized in Dallas.

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness. The CDC said in a media statement that it is working with airline, state, and local health officials to contact passengers and others who may have been in contact with the patient during two flights: one from Lagos, Nigeria, to Atlanta on July 8 (arriving on July 9); the other from Atlanta to Dallas on July 9.


https://news.yahoo.com/monkeypox-virus-cdc-says-rare-180000648.html

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