LA County Announces First Presumed Case of Monkeypox

LA County Announces First Presumed Case of Monkeypox
Test tube labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" is seen in this illustration taken on May 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday they have confirmed the county’s first presumptive case of monkeypox, but they are awaiting final confirmation of the case by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“The patient is an adult resident who recently traveled and had a known close contact to a case,” according to a statement from the county Department of Public Health. “Although the patient is symptomatic, they are doing well and not hospitalized. They are isolated from others.”

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