First US Monkeypox Case This Year Adds to Infections Seen in UK, Spain
- Massachusetts health officials report one case Wednesday
- Illness was earlier reported in UK, Spain and Portugal
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.
Photographer: Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDCThe US identified its first case this year of monkeypox virus, adding to a growing number of confirmed and suspected infections in the UK, Portugal and Spain.
The Massachusetts Health Department reported on Wednesday the case of an adult male who had recently traveled to Canada, where more than a dozen monkeypox infections have been identified. The man traveled via private transportation, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said it’s working with Massachusetts health officials on monitoring the situation.