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Michael McGough

Sixth case of monkeypox reported in California as CDC confirms 25 infections across US

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials have detected a fourth likely case of monkeypox in Sacramento County, the local health office announced Monday, and if confirmed, it would be the sixth case of the virus in California since May 24..

“Public Health has identified a fourth presumptive Monkeypox case through contact tracing,” Sacramento County health spokeswoman Samantha Mott said in an emailed statement.

The three previous monkeypox cases in the county have been confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. County health officials said the specimen for the “presumptive” fourth case has been sent to a CDC lab for testing.

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