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Virginia Department of Health seeing an Increase in reported mpox cases
59 mins ago
The Virginia Department of Health is "closely monitoring" a recent increase in mpox (formerly known as monkey pox) cases in the state.
Since Jan. 1, 12 mpox cases have been reported to VDH from the state's central, eastern, northern and northwest health regions, VDH said in a news release.
Of those, four patients required hospitalization, six were co-infected with HIV, and none had been previously vaccinated.
For comparison, there were 12 reported mpox cases in all of 2023, and all were in the Northern Virginia region....
Virginia Department of Health seeing an Increase in reported mpox cases
59 mins ago
The Virginia Department of Health is "closely monitoring" a recent increase in mpox (formerly known as monkey pox) cases in the state.
Since Jan. 1, 12 mpox cases have been reported to VDH from the state's central, eastern, northern and northwest health regions, VDH said in a news release.
Of those, four patients required hospitalization, six were co-infected with HIV, and none had been previously vaccinated.
For comparison, there were 12 reported mpox cases in all of 2023, and all were in the Northern Virginia region....
