Virginia health officials report first presumed monkeypox case in state
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The Virginia Department of Health said the patient is a woman from Northern Virginia who recently traveled to an African country where the disease is known to occur.
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CDC says spread of monkeypox likely to happen
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Virginia health officials report first presumed monkeypox case in state
Public health officials in Sacramento, California, are investigating a likely case of the monkeypox virus in a traveler from Europe, where the virus has been found.
The Virginia Department of Health said the patient is a woman from Northern Virginia who recently traveled to an African country where the disease is known to occur.
A case of monkeypox in Virginia is among nine now identified across seven states, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday morning. Cases also have been identified in California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Utah and Washington, CDC Director Rochelle Wal…
