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CDC Investigating More Monkeypox Cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating four suspected cases of monkeypox in the United States. All of the cases are in men and related to travel, and there is no evidence the virus has changed to become more conta- gious, CDC officials said during a media briefing Monday.
The country's first case was con- firmed last week, in a man in Mas- sachusetts. The suspected cases under investigation include one in New York City, one in Florida and two in Utah, CDC officials said.
While additional cases are antic- ipated, officials noted that there is no evidence that the virus is spread- ing widely in the country and added that the U.S. has a stockpile of vac- cines available for close contacts of the infected patients.
The CDC is working to acquire
and distribute a small amount of doses of monkeypox vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile for certain high-risk individuals who have been in contact with cases.
In all of the suspected and con- firmed U.S. cases, the individuals had traveled out of the country, Capt. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the High Conse- quence Pathogens and Pathology division of the CDC, said during the briefing.
The individuals in the U.S. re- ported they had traveled in April, with symptoms appearing in early May, according to the CDC.
The majority of current cases have been reported in men who have sex with other men.
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