Business Insider By Andrea Michelson
- A US resident got Monkeypox after returning from Nigeria to Maryland.
- A similar but separate case was reported in Dallas in July.
- Monkeypox is rare but can be deadly, so the CDC has urged vigilance around pox-like lesions.
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There is a second case of Monkeypox in the US after a traveler returned from visiting Nigeria, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed.
The patient is currently in isolation in Maryland, the CDC wrote in a statement on Wednesday.
The agency is working to contact any passengers who may have been exposed to the patient on the plane, although mandated mask-wearing likely protected them from significant risk.
Monkeypox is a rare virus similar to smallpox, but milder. It’s typically spotted in Central and West Africa, but infections have been identified on other continents six times before…
