Florida Confirms Its First Case of Child Monkeypox

Florida Confirms Its First Case of Child Monkeypox
Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus, positive and negative" in a photo illustration taken on May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–A Florida child under the age of 4 has been identified as the first pediatric case of monkeypox in the state, according to The Florida Department of Health.

The child tested positive in Martin County on Florida’s Treasure Coast, which has a total of six reported cases, according to the health department’s Reportable Disease Frequency Report. Statewide, there are six teenagers in the 15-to 19-year-old age bracket who have the disease; two in Broward County, one in Lee, one in Leon and two in Miami-Dade.