CDC Confirms 2nd Case of Monkeypox in US This Year

CDC Confirms 2nd Case of Monkeypox in US This Year
The dorsal surfaces of the hands of a monkeypox case patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997. CDC
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
|Updated:

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other officials confirmed that a case of monkeypox was recently detected in Maryland, the second time the rare virus has been detected in the United States this year.

The infected individual, who recently traveled to Nigeria, is suffering from mild symptoms and is recovering in isolation, said the Maryland Department of Health this week.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
twitter
Related Topics