AP: U.S. Expands Monkeypox Probe to 15 States
Jun 11th 2003, 5:50 am
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AP: U.S. Expands Monkeypox Probe to 15 States
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By DANIEL YEE
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal investigation of the monkeypox outbreak linked to
pet prairie dogs was expanded Wednesday to 15 states.
Monkeypox-infected prairie dogs distributed from Phil's Pocket Pets of Villa
Park, Ill., may have been sold to "numerous buyers" in those states since
April 15, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Emergency Management
Warning issued Wednesday.
The warning provided an update of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's investigation of the monkeypox outbreak.
The states where possibly infected prairie dogs were being sought were
Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Jersey, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio
and South Carolina.
By DANIEL YEE
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal investigation of the monkeypox outbreak linked to
pet prairie dogs was expanded Wednesday to 15 states.
Monkeypox-infected prairie dogs distributed from Phil's Pocket Pets of Villa
Park, Ill., may have been sold to "numerous buyers" in those states since
April 15, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Emergency Management
Warning issued Wednesday.
The warning provided an update of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's investigation of the monkeypox outbreak.
The states where possibly infected prairie dogs were being sought were
Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
Jersey, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio
and South Carolina.
