Dallas County Declares Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Emergency |
"We have the most monkeypox cases in the state of Texas," said Jenkins in Friday's press conference."We're going to defeat monkeypox through tracing the people who have been in contact with a person with monkeypox, testing them and getting the vaccine out to the most vulnerable populations."
They’re warnings UNT Health Science Center Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Dr. Diana Cervantes said, in part, aim to grab attention. “That is really sustained, prolonged contact, so any intimate contact, any really up close face contact, cuddling, snuggling, those types of activities,” she said.
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