A Los Angeles County resident with a severely weakened immune system has died of monkeypox, the Los Angeles Department of Public Health reported Monday (September 12).
"To protect confidentiality and privacy, additional information on this case will not be made public," the statement continues.
"Persons severely immunocompromised who suspect they have monkeypox are encouraged to seek medical care and treatment early and remain under the care of a provider during their illness." The death of the LA resident may mark the first confirmed US monkeypox fatality during the ongoing outbreak.a similar case of a severely immunocompromised person dying after being diagnosed with monkeypox; however, at the time, officials were still investigating what role monkeypox played in that death.
And as of September 12, officials still hadn't announced whether that fatality was caused by monkeypox, the
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