According to a news release, a man in his 30s tested positive for Orthopoxvirus on Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working to confirm whether the man has the monkeypox virus.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is investigating the first probable case of monkeypox in Pierce County, the agency announced Saturday., a man in his 30s tested positive for Orthopoxvirus on Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working to confirm whether the man has the monkeypox virus.
The man was not hospitalized and is recovering at home where he is isolating and does not pose a risk to others. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is working with the man and his health care providers to identify anyone who may have come into contact with him while he was infectious.
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