First Likely Monkeypox Cases Reported in Indiana and Missouri

An electron microscopic (EM) image shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virus particles as well as crescents and spherical particles of immature virions, obtained from a clinical human skin sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak in this undated image obtained by Reuters on May 18, 2022. Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery/CDC/Handout via Reuters

Two more states have announced probably monkeypox cases over the past weekend as the rare virus continues to spread across the United States.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed one case in Kansas City among a resident who traveled out of the state in recent days.