Health officials have announced that a rare case of human monkeypox has been detected in Texas, making it the first-ever case of the virus seen in the Lone Star state and the first in the United States in 18 years. The viral illness was found in a Dallas resident who recently traveled from Nigeria to the United States, arriving at Love Field airport on July 9, according to Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS). The infected individual remains hospitalized in stable condition in Dallas, the agency said, adding that it is working with airline and state and health officials to reach out to passengers who may have come into contact with the patient on flights. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement that contact tracing efforts are focused on passengers who may have come into contact with the patient on two flights: Lagos, Nigeria, …