Florida health officials confirmed they are investigating a possible case of monkeypox, making Florida the third possible U.S. state to have potentially reported the virus.
Cases have been reported in New York City and Massachusetts in recent days. Monkeypox has also been confirmed in Canada, a number of European countries, Israel, and Australia so far.
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County said Sunday that it and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are carrying out investigations to see whether there are any possible exposures.
The risk of contracting monkeypox, a virus that sees yearly cases in West and Central Africa, “remains very low to the overall community,” a Florida state health department spokesperson told local outlets. The smallpox vaccine appears to work against monkeypox, said the Broward health department….