monkeypox outbreak

According to Friday’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox has been reported in nine U.S. states, including Florida. Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, a CDC official, said the overall health risk to the public remains low right now as the outbreak spreads in the U.S. As of Wednesday, there were 346 confirmed...

NBC 6’s Julia Bagg has more on why doctors are expressing caution with the latest virus striking fear in the hearts of some.

A second presumptive case of monkeypox was detected Monday in Broward County. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

A second presumptive case of monkeypox in Broward County was announced by the Florida Department of Health on Monday afternoon. DOH-Broward has not released any details about the patient, who is currently in isolation while the case is being investigated. After the first possible case of monkeypox in South Florida was announced by DOH-Broward on Sunday, many local residents were...

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer has more on what medical experts are saying after the presumptive positive diagnosis was revealed.