China News Agency, San Francisco, August 30th. On the 30th local time, the US authorities confirmed the death of a monkeypox infected person for the first time, and the cause of death is still under investigation.
The Southern Texas Department of Health Services issued a statement on the 30th that the patient died in a Harris County hospital on the 28th. He was an adult resident of the county and had "severely impaired immune function" before his death. Whether monkeypox was the cause of death remains to be seen. under investigation.
The ABC quoted the Harris County Health Department as saying that an autopsy is underway and a final report will be released within a few weeks.
Monkeypox is a preventable disease that spreads through close contact, the statement said.
The disease is not usually life-threatening, but people with compromised immune systems are more likely to develop severe disease after contracting monkeypox.
Health Services experts are urging anyone who has been in close contact with a monkeypox patient or has symptoms to seek medical attention.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 50,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide, with 15 deaths.
The United States has more than 18,400 monkeypox infections, the highest in the world.
CBS reported that the Texas resident who died on the 28th was the first monkeypox patient officially confirmed to have died in the country since the outbreak of this round of monkeypox in the United States.
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