U.S. Confirms Case Of Monkeypox ‘Imported’ From Nigeria
July 18, 2021
2:24 am
The U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a rare case of human ‘monkeypox’ was detected in Texas which has now been traced to Nigeria.
According to CDC, the virus was detected in a U.S. resident who recently travelled from Nigeria to the US.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the U.S resident is currently hospitalised in Dallas.
This is the first case of the virus seen in Texas but Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins urged the general public not to panic.
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