SEATTLE - Washington health officials said Monday they were investigating a presumptive case of monkeypox in the state.
It's one of less than ten confirmed or suspected monkeypox cases in the U.S.Few details were immediately known, but the presumptive case of monkeypox virus was reported to Public Health Seattle & King County on Sunday.Health Officer Dr.
Jeff Duchin said the person is an adult man who traveled in the last month to a country that has had recent cases of monkeypox.
That person was not hospitalized and is isolating at home."The public and healthcare providers should be aware of the growing international monkeypox outbreak," said Dr.