CDC confirms Monkeypox in airline passenger who traveled through Atlanta

ATLANTA (CBS46) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed a case of human Monkeypox in a U.S. resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United States.

According to the CDC, the person is currently hospitalized in Dallas, after traveling from Lagos, Nigeria to Atlanta on July 8 & 9, and from Atlanta to Dallas on July 9.

The CDC says it is working with the airline, which has not been identified, to contact passengers, and others, who may have been in contact with the patient during those two flights.

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