Instance of monkeypox investigated in King County amid ‘growing international outbreak’

A presumptive case of monkeypox is being investigated in King County, according to Public Health, Seattle and King County.

The assumed infection was identified Sunday and is presumed to be linked to the patient’s recent international travel to a country reporting confirmed cases of the virus.

Public Health “has not identified any high-risk exposures in King County, and the “individual was not hospitalized,” Dr. Jeff Duchin, public health officer, said in a news conference Monday.

“The CDC is aware of one confirmed and four other presumptive monkeypox cases in the U.S.,” Duchin continued.

“Over 100 confirmed and suspected cases have been reported from the UK and Europe, where health

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