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.
The child was classified as “being in the 0-4 category,” Florida Department of Health (DOH) spokesperson, Jeremy Redfern confirmed to The Epoch Times on Aug. 16. He added that privacy issues prevented him from releasing any further information on the child’s case….