The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday said it had confirmed a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a man who had recently traveled to Canada.
The state agency said it was working with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and relevant local boards of health to carry out contact tracing, adding that"the case poses no risk to the public, and the individual is hospitalized and in good condition." FILE PHOTO
The Public Health Agency of Canada late on Wednesday issued a statement saying it is aware of the monkeypox cases in Europe and is closely monitoring the current situation, adding no cases have been reported at this time. Symptoms include fever, headaches and skin rashes starting on the face and spreading to the rest of the body.
It said no monkeypox cases had previously been identified in the United States this year. Texas and Maryland each reported a case in 2021 in people with recent travel to Nigeria.A handful of cases of monkeypox have recently been reported or are suspected in the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain.
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