Two more states have announced probably monkeypox cases over the past weekend as the rare virus continues to spread across the United States.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed one case in Kansas City among a resident who traveled out of the state in recent days.
“This week, one of our excellent nurses suspected one of our patients may have monkeypox virus,” said Dr. Marvia Jones, Director of the Kansas City Health Department in a news release. “We are considering this a probable case of monkeypox virus until we receive final confirmation from the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] labs. We appreciate the work our disease investigation and nursing staff have done to educate themselves on this rare virus and be on alert for it.”…