LA County expands clinical services to slow spread of monkeypox
Los Angeles County is expanding contact tracing, 211 call center hours and community outreach as part of an effort to slow the spread of monkeypox.
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- The Hill
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- People
United States Confirms 9th Pediatric Case of Monkeypox as National Total Reaches 13,571
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A dozen men with no monkeypox symptoms tested positive for the virus, raising questions about asymptomatic spread
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Monkeypox cases more than double in L.A. County. One region is hit particularly hard
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