Tuesday, August 2, 2022 10:40PM
By ABC7.com staff
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Long Beach has announced its first case of monkeypox in a child, believed to be only the second such case in California and one of a handful nationwide.
The child, whose exact age was not disclosed, was symptomatic but has already recovered, the city's health department says.
... The case in the child was described as probable but additional testing will be performed by the CDC for confirmation.
There have been at least four cases of monkeypox documented in children across the United States, though it appears that number does not include the new Long Beach infection.
By ABC7.com staff
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The city of Long Beach has announced its first case of monkeypox in a child, believed to be only the second such case in California and one of a handful nationwide.
The child, whose exact age was not disclosed, was symptomatic but has already recovered, the city's health department says.
... The case in the child was described as probable but additional testing will be performed by the CDC for confirmation.
There have been at least four cases of monkeypox documented in children across the United States, though it appears that number does not include the new Long Beach infection.
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