CDC Confirms More Monkeypox Cases Across US

A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus, is seen at 50X magnification on day four of rash development in 1968. CDC/Handout via Reuters

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on May 26 confirmed nine monkeypox cases across seven U.S. states.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky confirmed the number of cases during a news briefing.