SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento health officials are investigating a “likely” case of monkeypox virus related to travel in Europe and are awaiting confirmation Tuesday of tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If confirmed, it would be the first case of the virus in California and one of at least six cases in the U.S. this year. “Based on symptoms and preliminary testing, monkeypox confirmation is likely,” Sacramento County Public Health officials said in a Tuesday morning announcement. The California Department of Public Health said the individual “tested preliminarily posit…
