The United States has registered a first monkeypox virus-related death in the country on Tuesday, which occured in Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed today, APA reports citing Teletrader.
The organization added it is now trying to determine to what extent the disease has contributed to the death. ''Monkeypox is a serious disease, particularly for those with weakened immune systems,'' the DSHS commissioner warned following the event.