LOS ANGELES - As cases of the coronavirus and its contagious delta variant continue to rise, U.S. health officials are monitoring another virus: monkeypox.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the organization is currently working with state and local health departments to follow up with individuals who may have been exposed to monkeypox — a viral disease that occurs mostly in central and western Africa.RELATED: What is Monkeypox?
What are Monkeypox symptoms? Answers about a rare disease"Currently over 200 individuals in 25 states and a few other countries have been identified for monitoring, none of whom are considered at high risk," the CDC said in a statement to FOX Television Stations.