BOSTON (June 16, 2022) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced an additional case of monkeypox in an adult male with recent international travel, bringing the total number of monkeypox cases in the Commonwealth to seven since May.

 Initial testing was completed late Wednesday at the State Public Health Laboratory in Jamaica Plain; confirmatory testing will be done at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 DPH is working with local health officials, the patient, and healthcare providers to identify individuals who may have been in contact with the patient while he was infectious. The individual is currently isolating to prevent spread to others.