CDC identifies 9 monkeypox cases across 7 states

Monkeypox virus.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified nine cases of monkeypox across seven states as of Wednesday, agency Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Thursday.

The nine cases have been identified in Massachusetts, Florida, Utah, Washington, California, Virginia, and New York, per CNN.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.