LA County Investigating Nation’s 2nd Death of Person with Monkeypox

LA County Investigating Nation’s 2nd Death of Person with Monkeypox
Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration taken on May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County health officials will continue their investigation into the death of a person who was infected with monkeypox—to determine if the ailment was a contributing factor in the fatality.

The case is only the second in the United States being investigated as a possible monkeypox death. Texas previously reported a death involving a monkeypox patient.

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