
Massachusetts confirms first case of monkeypox in the United States this year
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The first cases of monkeypox in the United States this year was discovered in Massachusetts on Wednesday, health officials announced.
In this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handout graphic, symptoms of one of the first known cases of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient's hand June 5, 2003. (CDC/Getty Images) Monkeypox is considered mild and typically occurs in remote parts of central and west Africa. (CDC)
At least seven cases of the virus have been reported this month in the United Kingdom, health authorities there said.
The individual who contracted monkeypox in Massachusetts had recently traveled to Canada and officials said they are conducting contact tracing.

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