Massachusetts Public Health Officials Confirm Two Additional Cases of Monkeypox
Cases are isolating and contact tracing has begun

CONTACT:  Ann Scales - [email protected]

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) today announced two cases of monkeypox in two adult men who had close contact with one another. Initial testing was completed late Saturday at the State Public Health Laboratory in Jamaica Plain; confirmatory testing will be done at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Neither case reports a known link to the first case identified in Massachusetts. The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) will lead the case investigations and work with DPH, the patients, and their healthcare providers to identify individuals who may have been in contact with the patients while they were infectious. The cases are currently isolating to prevent spread to others.  

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