Orange County Reports First Monkeypox Case in Person Under 18

Test tube labelled "Monkeypox virus positive" in a photo illustration taken on May 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County health officials Aug. 24 confirmed the county’s first case of monkeypox in a person under age 18.

No details about the case or the patient were released. Health officials said only that they are working to identify close contacts of the patient and offer vaccines to those who may have been exposed.