Monkeypox data in California as of Aug. 18. Credit: California Department of Public Health

Mendocino County health officials are ready to conduct contact tracing for monkeypox if cases are detected in the county.

There are still no reported cases of monkeypox in the county, but health officials have spent the last month working with health care providers so they are prepared in the case of an outbreak, County Health Officer Andy Coren said during a health update Friday. 

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