Dallas County identified its first case of monkeypox.
DALLAS — Texas’ first case of Monkeypox has been identified in Dallas.
The Texas Department of State Health Services, Dallas County Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a Dallas County resident who recently traveled internationally. That person is currently isolating at home.
Public health investigators have identified a few people who may have been exposed in Dallas and are monitoring themselves for symptoms of infection. They are also reaching out to passengers who could have been exposed to the patient on a flight from Mexico to Dallas with instructions on how to monitor themselves for symptoms. The illness does not currently present a risk to the public.
DSHS confirms first monkeypox case in Texas for 2022. The single case is a Dallas County resident who recently traveled internationally.
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