Health
When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems
When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems
When a case of monkeypox was reported in Nevada's Humboldt County in August, it was the state's first detected occurrence of the virus in a rural area. Soon, cases were found in other rural counties — Nye, Lyon, and Elko — posing another hurdle for public health systems that have been worn thin by the covid-19 pandemic.