
For the first time, monkeypox has been reported in a minor in New York state
CNN
Previously, at least two other children in the US have had cases of monkeypox, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The child lives in New York but not in New York City, according to state health department data released last week. The data does not list the child's gender, city of residence nor how the minor became infected.

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