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Source: https://www.arlnow.com/2022/05/26/new-first-case-of-monkeypox-reported-in-n-va/
NEW: First case of monkeypox reported in N. Va.
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Today at 4:50pm
A Northern Virginia woman likely has monkeypox, the Virginia Dept. of Health announced today.
In a press release Thursday afternoon, VDH said the woman was isolating at home and not hospitalized. She became infected after recently traveling “to an African country where the disease is known to occur.”
The state health department did not say where in Northern Virginia the woman lives.
If confirmed, it’s Virginia’s first case of the viral disease, which has been spreading internationally. In the U.S., cases have been reported in several states including New York, Florida, Washington and Massachusetts...
NEW: First case of monkeypox reported in N. Va.
ARLnow.com
Today at 4:50pm
A Northern Virginia woman likely has monkeypox, the Virginia Dept. of Health announced today.
In a press release Thursday afternoon, VDH said the woman was isolating at home and not hospitalized. She became infected after recently traveling “to an African country where the disease is known to occur.”
The state health department did not say where in Northern Virginia the woman lives.
If confirmed, it’s Virginia’s first case of the viral disease, which has been spreading internationally. In the U.S., cases have been reported in several states including New York, Florida, Washington and Massachusetts...
