The outbreak comes as many US cities prepare for Pride celebrations this month. Nineteen states and Washington, DC, have all reported cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The United States now has 84 monkeypox cases, up from 72 yesterday.
'MDH will continue to work with local and federal public health authorities and communicate responsibly with Maryland residents as we learn more.' 'Although human monkeypox is a rare infection in the United States, this Maryland case and other cases in the region and country remind us that we need to be prepared and take steps to prevent infection and its spread,' said Maryland Department of Health Deputy Secretary for Public Health Jinlene Chan, MD.
In new research developments, a Dutch team that studied 18 recently confirmed patients found a 4- to 17-day incubation period, which supports current isolation and contact-tracing guidance, but offers a bit narrower window than other estimates. Maryland also said the state has its first monkeypox detection, which involves an adult who is isolating at home. Las Vegas officials reported the first monkeypox case in that city, in a man in his 20s who traveled domestically.