Hidalgo County reported the ninth case of monkeypox in the county on Monday. 

The county previously reported the eighth case of monkeypox on Oct. 3.

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, backaches, lymphadenopathy, chills and exhaustion followed by a rash within one to three days after the appearance of a fever.

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