Town Of Shrewsbury: MDPH Officials Confirm Two Additional Cases Of Monkeypox

Shrewsbury MA

13 June, 2022

10:15 PM

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Press release from the Town of Shrewsbury: June 13, 2022 Massachusetts Public Health Officials Confirm Two Additional Cases of Monkeypox Cases are isolating and contact tracing has begun 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. This press release was produced by the Town of Shrewsbury. The views expressed here are the author's own.