A tourist infected with monkeypox returning from Nigeria traveled to Atlanta and then on to their home in Dallas. According to STAT, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring 200 people who were exposed to the passenger. NBC affiliate 11Alive in Atlanta explains.
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