A severely immunocompromised adult male died in Houston on Sunday. Public health officials said he was infected with monkeypox. Still, they stopped short of connecting the infection as a contributory factor in his death, stating they did not know what role the virus played in his demise.
Texas officials have reported the first death of a person with monkeypox in the United States, according to a news release from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The monkeypox outbreak global map by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC) shows that as of 30 August, 15 deaths have been reported across eight countries.
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